U.S. patent application number 16/898466 was filed with the patent office on 2020-12-17 for kits comprising unit-dose oral care compositions.
The applicant listed for this patent is The Procter & Gamble Company. Invention is credited to Gregory T. Jones, Min Mao, Peter Middleton, Natosha Parnell, Melissa Cherie Payne, Paul Albert Sagel, Jeanette Marie Swartz.
Application Number | 20200390680 16/898466 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000004944815 |
Filed Date | 2020-12-17 |
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United States Patent
Application |
20200390680 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Sagel; Paul Albert ; et
al. |
December 17, 2020 |
Kits Comprising Unit-Dose Oral Care Compositions
Abstract
Kits comprising unit-dose oral care compositions with two or
more flavors. Kits comprising unit-dose oral care compositions with
two or more benefit agents. An oral care regimen comprising
applying water to a toothbrush and picking up a unit-dose oral care
composition without the consumer having to handle the unit-dose
oral care composition.
Inventors: |
Sagel; Paul Albert;
(Maineville, OH) ; Jones; Gregory T.; (Cincinnati,
OH) ; Mao; Min; (Deerfield Township, OH) ;
Middleton; Peter; (Cincinnati, OH) ; Parnell;
Natosha; (Cincinnati, OH) ; Payne; Melissa
Cherie; (Cincinnati, OH) ; Swartz; Jeanette
Marie; (Loveland, OH) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
The Procter & Gamble Company |
Cincinnati |
OH |
US |
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Family ID: |
1000004944815 |
Appl. No.: |
16/898466 |
Filed: |
June 11, 2020 |
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62860824 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61K 2800/88 20130101;
A61K 8/046 20130101; A61Q 11/00 20130101; A61K 8/732 20130101; A61K
8/22 20130101; A61K 2800/87 20130101; A61K 2800/92 20130101; A61K
8/21 20130101; A61K 8/8129 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A61K 8/81 20060101
A61K008/81; A61Q 11/00 20060101 A61Q011/00; A61K 8/04 20060101
A61K008/04; A61K 8/73 20060101 A61K008/73; A61K 8/22 20060101
A61K008/22; A61K 8/21 20060101 A61K008/21 |
Claims
1. A kit comprising: (a) a first unit-dose oral care composition
comprising a first flavor and (b) a second unit-dose oral care
composition comprising a second flavor, wherein the first flavor is
not equivalent to the second flavor.
2. The kit of claim 1, wherein the first and second unit-dose oral
care compositions comprise a nonwoven web composition, a solid
soluble foam composition, an oral care composition within a film
wall material, or combinations thereof.
3. The kit of claim 1, wherein the first and second unit-dose oral
care compositions comprise a nonwoven web composition.
4. The kit of claim 3, wherein the nonwoven web composition
comprises at least one of: (a) one or more surfactants; (b) a
polymer; (c) a metal ion source; (d) a fluoride ion source; and/or
(e) a plasticizer.
5. The kit of claim 4, wherein the metal ion source comprises a
stannous ion source, a zinc ion source, or combinations
thereof.
6. The kit of claim 4, wherein the fluoride ion source comprises
stannous fluoride, sodium fluoride, sodium monofluorophosphate,
amine fluoride, or combinations thereof.
7. The kit of claim 4, wherein the polymer comprises polyvinyl
alcohol, starch, or combinations thereof.
8. The kit of claim 1, wherein the first and second unit-dose oral
care compositions comprise a solid soluble foam composition.
9. The kit of claim 8, wherein the solid soluble foam composition
comprises less than about 1% of a polyphosphate.
10. The kit of claim 9, wherein the solid soluble foam composition
is free of a polyphosphate.
11. The kit of claim 1, wherein the kit comprises a third unit-dose
oral care composition comprising a third flavor, wherein the third
flavor is not equivalent to the first flavor or the second
flavor.
12. A kit comprising: (a) a first unit-dose oral care composition
comprising a first benefit agent, and (b) a second unit-dose oral
care composition comprising a second benefit agent, wherein the
first benefit agent is not equivalent to the second benefit
agent.
13. The kit of claim 12, wherein the first benefit agent comprises
an energy boosting agent and the second benefit agent comprises a
sleep aid.
14. The kit of claim 12, wherein the first benefit agent comprises
a fluoride ion source and the second benefit agent comprises a
calcium ion source.
15. The kit of claim 12, wherein the first benefit agent comprises
a stannous ion source and the second benefit agent comprises a
peroxide compound.
16. The kit of claim 15, wherein the first benefit agent comprises
stannous fluoride and the second benefit agent comprises hydrogen
peroxide.
17. The kit of claim 12, wherein the first and second unit-dose
oral care compositions comprise nonwoven web.
18. The kit of claim 17, wherein the nonwoven web comprises at
least one of: (a) one or more surfactants; (b) a polymer; (c) a
metal ion source; (d) a fluoride ion source; and/or (e) a
plasticizer.
19. The kit of claim 18, wherein the polymer comprises a polyvinyl
alcohol, starch, or combinations thereof.
20. An oral care regimen comprising: (a) Adding water to a
toothbrush, (b) Picking up a first unit-dose oral care composition
with the toothbrush, and (c) Applying the first unit-dose oral care
composition to an oral cavity.
21. The oral care regimen of claim 20, wherein water is added prior
to applying the first unit-dose oral composition to the oral
cavity,
22. The oral care regimen of claim 20, wherein steps (a)-(c) are
completed in a first oral care session.
23. The oral care regimen of claim 22, wherein the oral care
regimen comprises a second oral care session comprising: (a) Adding
water to a toothbrush, (b) Picking up a second unit-dose oral care
composition with the toothbrush, and (c) Applying the second
unit-dose oral care composition to an oral cavity.
24. The oral care regimen of claim 23, wherein the first unit-dose
oral care composition is not equivalent to the second unit-dose
oral care composition.
25. The oral care regimen of claim 24, wherein the first unit-dose
oral care composition comprises a first flavor and the second
unit-dose oral care composition comprises a second flavor.
26. The oral care regimen of claim 24, wherein the first unit-dose
oral care composition comprises a first benefit agent and the
second unit-dose oral care composition comprises a second benefit
agent.
27. An oral care product comprising: (a) a box with a translucent
window, a transparent window, or a cut out; (b) a container that is
at least partially transparent or at least partially translucent;
(c) an insert to secure the container prior to handling by a
purchaser; and (d) one or more unit-dose oral care compositions,
wherein the one or more unit-dose oral care compositions can be
visually inspected prior to purchase.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to kits comprising unit-dose
oral care compositions. The present invention relates to kits
comprising a unit-dose oral care composition comprising a first
flavor and a unit-dose oral care composition comprising a second
flavor. The present invention also relates to kits comprising a
first unit-dose oral care composition comprising a first benefit
agent and a second unit-dose oral care composition comprising a
second benefit agent.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Dentifrice compositions are typically formulated as a paste
that can be squeezed out of a tube. Dentifrice compositions can
include a fluoride agent, abrasives, calcium sources, surfactants,
whitening agents, humectants, thickening agents, and other
formulation ingredients. Typically, dentifrice compositions must be
carefully formulated to avoid reactivity in the tube, but retain
reactivity in the oral cavity.
[0003] As dentifrice compositions are commonly formulated as a
paste, it is not cost effective to sell multiple flavors or
multiple formulations within a single kit. Accordingly, there is a
need for unit-dose oral care compositions that can allow for
consumers to select multiple benefit agents or multiple flavors
without the consumer to store multiple tubes.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] Disclosed herein is a kit comprising: (a) a first unit-dose
oral care composition comprising a first flavor and (b) a second
unit-dose oral care composition comprising a second flavor, wherein
the first flavor is not equivalent to the second flavor.
[0005] Also disclosed herein is a kit comprising: (a) a first
unit-dose oral care composition comprising a first benefit agent
and (b) a second unit-dose oral care composition comprising a
second benefit agent, wherein the first benefit agent is not
equivalent to the second benefit agent.
[0006] Also disclosed herein is an oral care regimen comprising (a)
adding water to a toothbrush, (b) picking up a first unit-dose oral
care composition with the toothbrush, and (c) applying the first
unit-dose oral care composition to an oral cavity.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[0007] FIG. 1 is a photograph of a wetted toothbrush picking up a
unit-dose oral care composition.
[0008] FIG. 2 is a photograph of the wetted toothbrush starting to
dissolve the unit-dose oral care composition.
[0009] FIG. 3 is a photograph of the wetted toothbrush starting to
dissolve the unit-dose oral care composition.
[0010] FIG. 4 is a photograph of the wetted toothbrush starting to
dissolve the unit-dose oral care composition while in the upright
position.
[0011] FIG. 5 is a photograph of a side view of a secondary
container for the unit-dose oral care composition.
[0012] FIG. 6 is a photograph of a front view of a secondary
container for the unit-dose oral care composition.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0013] The present invention is directed to oral care compositions
that are unit-dose oral care compositions. The use of a unit-dose
oral care composition, such as a unit-dose dentifrice composition,
can provide a composition with an exact dosing as opposed the
consumer having to estimate the proper dose.
[0014] Additionally, due to the use of unit-dose compositions, kits
can comprise multiple flavors, benefit gents, etc. The use of kits
comprising two or more unit-dose oral care compositions can allow
for improved oral health outcomes, customization of flavors,
customization of benefits, etc.
Definitions
[0015] To define more clearly the terms used herein, the following
definitions are provided. Unless otherwise indicated, the following
definitions are applicable to this disclosure. If a term is used in
this disclosure but is not specifically defined herein, the
definition from the IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd
Ed (1997), can be applied, as long as that definition does not
conflict with any other disclosure or definition applied herein, or
render indefinite or non-enabled any claim to which that definition
is applied.
[0016] The term "oral care composition" as used herein means a
product that in the ordinary course of usage is retained in the
oral cavity for a time sufficient to contact some or all of the
dental surfaces and/or oral tissues for purposes of oral health. In
one embodiment, the composition is retained in the oral cavity to
deliver an oral care active agent. The oral composition of the
present invention may be in various forms including toothpaste,
dentifrice, tooth gel, tooth powders, tablets, rinse, sub gingival
gel, foam, mousse, chewing gum, lipstick, sponge, floss, prophy
paste, petrolatum gel, denture product, nonwoven web, or foam. In
one embodiment, the oral composition is in the form of a nonwoven
web. In another embodiment, the oral composition is in the form of
a dentifrice. The oral composition may also be incorporated onto
strips or films for direct application or attachment to oral
surfaces or incorporated into floss. The oral care composition may
also be a strip that can be directly applied to a surface of the
oral cavity. The strip can at least partially dissolve upon contact
with moisture or brushing.
[0017] The term "orally acceptable carrier" as used herein means a
suitable vehicle or ingredient, which can be used to form and/or
apply the present compositions to the oral cavity in a safe and
effective manner.
[0018] The term "effective amount" as used herein means an amount
of a compound or composition sufficient to induce a positive
benefit, an oral health benefit, and/or an amount low enough to
avoid serious side effects, i.e., to provide a reasonable benefit
to risk ratio, within the sound judgment of a skilled artisan.
Depending on the type of oral health benefit and the efficacy of
active compound, "effective amount" means at least about 0.0001% of
the material, 0.001% of the material, or 0.01 of the material, by
weight of the composition.
[0019] The term "dentifrice" as used herein means paste, gel,
powder, tablets, or liquid formulations, unless otherwise
specified, that are used to clean, treat, or contact the surfaces
of the oral cavity. Additionally, as disclosed herein, the
dentifrice means a nonwoven web that are used to clean the surfaces
of the oral cavity. The term "teeth" as used herein refers to
natural teeth as well as artificial teeth or dental prosthesis.
[0020] As used herein, the term "filament" means a thin, flexible
threadlike object that can be used to form a nonwoven web of the
present type. The length of a filament can greatly exceed its
diameter, i.e. a length to diameter ratio of at least about 5, 10,
or 25.
[0021] The filaments of the present invention may be spun from
nonwoven web forming materials via suitable spinning operations,
such as meltblowing or spunbonding.
[0022] Filaments are typically considered continuous or
substantially continuous in nature. Filaments are relatively longer
than fibers. Non-limiting examples of filaments can include
meltblown filaments, spunbond filaments, and combinations thereof.
In one embodiment, the filaments are meltblown filaments.
[0023] In one example, the filaments may be in the form of fibers,
such as when the filaments are cut to shorter lengths. Thus, in one
example, the present invention also includes a fiber comprising the
composition of the filament of the present invention.
[0024] As used herein, "nonwoven web forming material" means a
composition that is suitable for making a filament such as by
meltblowing, spunbonding, or fluid film fibrillation. The nonwoven
web forming material comprises one or more nonwoven web forming
materials that exhibit properties that make them suitable for
spinning into a filament.
[0025] As used herein, "length", with respect to a filament, means
the length along the longest axis of the filament from one terminus
to the other terminus. If a filament has a kink, curl or curves in
it, then the length is the length along the entire path of the
filament.
[0026] As used herein, "average diameter", with respect to a
filament, is measured according to the Diameter Test Method
described herein.
[0027] As used herein, the term "disintegratable" and
"disintegration" means that the oral care composition, filament, or
nonwoven is reduced to components, fragments or compositions when
exposed to conditions of intended use.
[0028] As used herein, the term "dissolves" means that the oral
care composition, filament, or nonwoven web is mostly or completely
solubilized. The oral care composition may appear to visibly
dissolve even though some of the components do not completely
dissolve--for example cross linked polyacrylic acid polymers form
clear gels giving the appearance of dissolution while, not wishing
to be bound by theory, the clear gels are simply hydrated. Another
example is an abrasive which does not dissolve at all even though
it may make up the majority of the composition. An oral composition
comprising an abrasive would still be deemed to be "dissolved" if
only the abrasive has not dissolved. Dissolution of the oral care
composition is complete when any remaining particles have a
diameter of 2 mm or less.
[0029] As used herein, the term "applying" includes spraying,
dusting, sprinkling, coating, surface-printing (e.g., in the shape
of a desired adornment, decoration, or pattern), pouring on,
injecting into the interior, dipping, or by any other suitable
means, such as by use of a depositor, sifter, or powder bed.
[0030] As used herein, "conditions of intended use" means the
temperature, physical, chemical, and/or mechanical conditions that
an oral care composition comprising one or more filaments of the
present invention is exposed to when the oral care composition is
used for its designed purpose. The oral care compositions of the
present invention can be administered to a mammal via the oral
cavity, mouth, throat, and combinations thereof. The conditions of
intended use can be the temperature, physical, chemical, and/or
mechanical conditions in the oral cavity, mouth, and/or throat of a
mammal.
[0031] "Triggering condition" as used herein means anything, as an
act or event that serves as a stimulus and initiates or
precipitates a change in the filament, such as a loss or altering
of the filament's physical structure and/or a release an oral care
active including dissolution, hydration, and swelling. Some
triggering conditions include a suitable pH, temperature, shear
rate, or water content.
[0032] "Morphology changes" as used herein with respect to a
filament's morphology changing means that the filament experiences
a change in its physical structure. Non-limiting examples of
morphology changes for a filament of the present invention include
dissolution, melting, swelling, shrinking, breaking into pieces,
lengthening, shortening, peeling, splitting, shredding, imploding,
twisting, and combinations thereof. The filaments of the present
invention may completely or substantially lose their filament
physical structure or they may have their morphology changed or
they may retain or substantially retain their filament physical
structure as they are exposed to conditions of intended use.
[0033] As used herein, a "web" means a sheet of continuous
filaments or fibers of any nature or origin that have been formed
into a web by any means, and bonded together by any means.
[0034] As used herein and as defined by European Disposables and
Nonwovens Association (EDANA), "nonwoven web" means a sheet of
continuous filaments or fibers of any nature or origin that have
been formed into a web by any means, and bonded together by any
means, with the exception of weaving or knitting. Felts obtained by
wet milling are not nonwovens. In one example, a nonwoven web
according to the present invention means an orderly arrangement of
filaments within a structure in order to perform a function. In one
example, a nonwoven web of the present invention is an arrangement
comprising a plurality of two or more and/or three or more
filaments that are inter-entangled or otherwise associated with one
another to form a nonwoven web.
[0035] The term RDA refers to Relative Dentin Abrasion or
Radioactive Dentin Abrasion as defined in FDI-ISO 11609. The term
PCR refers to Pellicle Cleaning Ratio as defined in the original
paper by Stookey et al. 1982 and later used by Schemehorn et al.
2011 to characterize the relative effectiveness of oral care
compositions to remove a laboratory-sourced, human-like, stain from
enamel chips. These experimental techniques will be described in
greater detail later.
[0036] All percentages and ratios used hereinafter are by weight of
total composition, unless otherwise indicated. All percentages,
ratios, and levels of ingredients referred to herein are based on
the actual amount of the ingredient, and do not include solvents,
fillers, or other materials with which the ingredient may be
combined as a commercially available product, unless otherwise
indicated. All measurements referred to herein are made at
25.degree. C. unless otherwise specified.
[0037] The composition, process and methods of the present
invention can comprise, consist of, or consist essentially of, the
essential elements and limitations of the invention described
herein, as well as any additional or optional ingredients,
components, or limitations described herein or otherwise useful in
oral care compositions intended for use or consumption by mammals
preferably consumption or use by humans.
[0038] Unit-Dose Oral Care Composition
[0039] The oral care compositions of the present invention can be
unit-dose oral care compositions. A unit-dose oral care composition
is an amount of the oral care composition to be administered to a
patient or consumer in a single use. The unit-dose oral care
composition can be a unit-dose dentifrice, a unit-dose mouth rinse,
a unit-dose tooth gel, a unit-dose tooth whitening composition, or
any other suitable unit-dose oral care composition capable of being
retained in the oral cavity for a time sufficient to contact some
or all of the dental surfaces and/or oral tissues for purposes of
oral health.
[0040] The amount, in mass and/or volume, of the unit-dose oral
care composition is determined based on the desired type of
unit-dose oral care composition. For example, a unit-dose
dentifrice can be sized to deliver the correct amount of fluoride
in a single use according to local laws and regulations, such as
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) monograph, which allows
formulations of 850 to 1150 ppm and/or 1500 ppm of fluoride ions.
Additionally, a unit-dose dentifrice can be sized to deliver the
correct amount or ratio of other ingredients, such as, for example,
antimicrobial agents, abrasives, surfactants, flavors, metal ions,
etc. Similarly, a unit-dose mouth rinse can be sized to deliver the
correct amount of mouth rinse ingredients, such as, for example,
fluoride ions, antimicrobial agents, abrasives, surfactants,
flavors, metal ions, etc.
[0041] The unit-dose oral care composition can be in the form of a
pouch, a droplet, a solid open cell foam, a solid closed cell foam,
a fibrous composition, a paste composition, a gel composition, a
tablet composition, a strip composition, a tape composition, and/or
an assembly of one or more of the forms described in this
paragraph.
[0042] The unit-dose oral care composition can be sized to fit a
manual toothbrush, an electric toothbrush, or any other applicator
designed to help contact the unit-dose oral care composition to the
surfaces of the oral cavity, including, but not limited to
teeth.
[0043] The unit-dose oral care composition of the present invention
can be a substantially flat or flat composition in the form of a
pad, strip, tape, or tablet having a thickness of from about 0.05
millimeter (mm) to about 20 mm, from about 0.05 mm to about 10 mm,
from about 0.05 mm to about 5 mm, from about 0.5 mm to about 1 mm,
from about 0.05 mm to about 0.5 mm, from about 0.05 mm to about
0.25 mm, or from about 0.05 mm to about 0.1 mm, as measured by the
Thickness Method described hereafter. The unit-dose oral care
composition can be formed into a cylindrical shape (e.g. by
rolling) having a length from about 0.5 centimeter (cm) to about 10
cm, from about 1 cm to about 5 cm, or from about 1.5 cm to about 3
cm. The unit-dose oral care composition can be a rectangular prism
including a cube wherein the longest sides of the rectangular prism
has a length from about 5 mm to 20 mm, from about 10 mm to 15 mm,
or from about 5 mm to about 10 mm, as measured by the Thickness
Method described herein. If the dimensions of the dose changes, the
basis weight of the dose can change. The unit-dose oral care
composition can be circular or an oval wherein the diameter of the
circle or the length of the longest portion of the oval is from
about 5 mm to about 5 cm, 5 mm to about 100 mm, 5 mm to about 50
mm, 1 cm to about 5 cm, or 100 mm to about 1 cm.
[0044] The unit-dose oral care composition can be in the form of
one or more flat sheets or pads of an adequate size to be able to
be handled easily by the user. The unit-dose oral care composition
can comprise one unit-dose of one or more oral care actives that
can provide one or more oral care benefits and/or treat one or more
oral care conditions. The unit-dose oral care composition may have
a square, rectangle, oval, circular, disc shape or any other
suitable shape. The unit-dose oral care composition can also be in
the form of a continuous strip including delivery on a tape-like
roll dispenser with individual portions dispensed via perforations
and/or a cutting mechanism.
[0045] A unit-dose oral care composition can allow for the dose to
include incompatible components within the same composition.
Components are considered incompatible with one another, if when
they are in the same solution or as non-solid mixtures, at least
one of the components has a significant reduction in efficacy,
stability, or bioavailability. Incompatible components can be
components that chemically interact with each other to form new
compounds, complexes and/or salts and/or components that will
separate into discrete portions or phases of the composition to
minimize unfavorable interactions.
[0046] Examples of incompatible components can include, but are not
limited to, metal ion sources and silica abrasives, metal ion
sources and polyphosphates, metal ion sources and pyrophosphates,
calcium ion sources and fluoride ion sources, calcium ion sources
and phosphate salts, calcium ion sources and pyrophosphate, oxalate
ions and peroxide compounds, stannous fluoride and peroxide
compounds, cationic antimicrobial agents, such as cetyl pyridinium
chloride, and fluoride ion sources, acids and bases, calcium ion
sources and chelants, such as EDTA, oxidizing agents and reducing
agents, hydrophobic components, such as petrolatum, silicones,
polybutene, and hydrophilic components, such as water and alcohols,
and/or any other incompatible components, as defined above.
[0047] The unit-dose oral care compositions, as described herein,
can be designed to maximize bioavailability, stability, and/or
efficacy of the ingredients by minimizing reactivity between the
ingredients. Minimizing reactivity between the ingredients can be
accomplished by physically separating the ingredients into discrete
portions of the composition or by placing one or more ingredients
in the solid phase where reactivity is lower.
[0048] In the context of a pouch composition, the interior volume
can be separated into multiple discrete, layered, adjacent, and/or
superimposed portions that can place one or more components in each
portion. For example, a fluoride ion source can be in one portion
while a calcium ion source can be in another portion of the pouch
composition. Additionally, a metal ion source can be in one portion
while a silica abrasive or polyphosphate can be in another portion
of the pouch composition.
[0049] In the context of a fibrous oral care composition, one or
more reactive components can be in a one nonwoven web layer and one
or more reactive components can be in another nonwoven web layer.
Additionally, one or more reactive components can be in one or more
nonwoven web layers and one or more reactive components can be
between, on top, below, folded within, adjacent, or superimposed
with the one or more nonwoven web layers, such as in a nonfibrous
composition. For example, a fluoride ion source can be spun within
or comingled with a first fibrous composition comprising one or
more nonwoven web layers and a calcium ion source can be spun
within or comingled with a second fibrous composition comprising
one or more nonwoven web layers. The first and second fibrous
compositions can be assembled into a single multi-ply composition
using any suitable means. Additionally, a fluoride ion source can
be spun within or comingled with a fibrous composition comprising
one or more nonwoven web layers and a calcium ion source can be in
a nonfibrous composition, as a solid composition or at least
partially dissolved or at least partially dispersed in a liquid
composition. The fibrous composition and the nonfibrous composition
can be assembled into a multi-ply composition or the nonfibrous
composition can be can be between, on top, below, folded within,
adjacent, or superimposed with the fibrous composition.
[0050] In the context of a foam oral care composition, such as a
flexible porous dissolvable solid structure, the reactive
components can be within or comingled together within an open cell
or closed cell foam, the foam compositions are described in US
2011/0027328, which is herein incorporated by reference. One or
more reactive components can be in the foam composition, while one
or more reactive components can be in a nonfoam composition, such
as a surface resident particulate coating, which coats the surface
of the solid foam composition.
[0051] The use of a unit-dose oral care composition, as described
herein, allows for easy portability and the ability to better
control dosing. For example, due to current restrictions on
airlines regarding liquid products, a passenger is limited to
carrying on only a small amount of mouth rinse or dentifrice or to
packing his mouth rinse or dentifrice in his checked luggage. If
the oral care composition were in unit-dose form, the passenger can
pack exactly the amount needed into a carry-on without the need to
worry about airline packing restrictions.
[0052] Fibrous Oral Care Composition
[0053] The oral care composition can be a fibrous oral care
composition. The fibrous oral care composition can comprise a
fibrous composition and/or a nonfibrous composition. The fibrous
composition can comprise at least one web. The fibrous composition
can comprise a nonwoven web and/or a woven web.
[0054] The fibrous composition can comprise one or more web layers.
The one or web layers can comprise one or more filaments and/or
fibers. The oral care composition may comprise a first web and a
second web wherein the first and the second web comprise different
components.
[0055] The fibrous composition can comprise any suitable oral care
component. The fibrous composition can comprise any component
described herein.
[0056] The web can comprise more than one filament. The web can
comprise a first filament and a second filament both comprising an
oral care active and the oral care active can be the same oral care
active or different oral care actives. The web can comprise a first
filament comprising an immediate delivery oral care active and a
second filament comprising an extended delivery, a delayed
delivery, and/or a targeted delivery oral care active. The web can
comprise a first filament, a second filament, and a third filament,
wherein each filament comprises a different oral care
component.
[0057] The web or oral care composition can comprise a plurality of
identical or substantially identical, from a compositional
perspective, filaments according to the present invention. The web
or oral care composition may comprise two or more different
filaments according to the present invention. Non-limiting examples
of differences in the filaments may be physical differences such as
differences in diameter, length, texture, shape, rigidness,
elasticity, and the like; chemical differences such as crosslinking
level, solubility, melting point, glass transition temperature
(Tg), web forming material, color, amount of oral care active,
amount of web forming material, presence of a coating composition
on the oral care composition, chemical composition of the oral care
active including whether the oral care active is immediate
delivery, delayed delivery, extended delivery, or targeted
delivery, and the like; differences in whether the filament loses
its physical structure when the filament is exposed to conditions
of intended use; differences in whether the filament's morphology
changes when the filament is exposed to conditions of intended use;
and differences in when and where the benefit from the oral care
active is experienced. In one example, two or more filaments within
the oral care composition or web may comprise the same web forming
material, but have different oral care actives.
[0058] The web can comprise two or more filaments wherein the
filaments release the oral care actives at different rates. The
different rates may be caused by the filaments being positioned at
an external surface of the web.
[0059] The oral care composition can comprise a nonfibrous
composition, which may or may not be greater in weight percentage,
by weight of the oral care composition, than the fibrous
composition. The nonfibrous composition can be between a first web
and a second web. At least a portion of the nonfibrous composition
can be in contact with a surface of fibrous composition. The
nonfibrous composition can be placed on a single web layer and the
web layer can be folded on top of the nonfibrous composition,
rolled with the nonfibrous composition, placed on top of or below
the fibrous composition, and/or the fibrous composition can wrap
around the fibrous composition.
[0060] The nonfibrous composition can comprise any suitable oral
care component. The nonfibrous composition can comprise any
component described herein. The nonfibrous composition can be
liquid, solid, aqueous, and/or combinations thereof.
[0061] The oral care composition of the present invention can have
a basis weight of from about 10 grams per square meter (g/m.sup.2)
to about 5000 g/m.sup.2, from about 25 g/m.sup.2 to about 2500
g/m.sup.2, from about 40 g/m.sup.2 to about 1500 g/m.sup.2, or from
about 500 g/m.sup.2 to about 2000 g/m.sup.2.
[0062] The fibrous oral care composition can comprise two or more
components or oral care actives that are generally considered
incompatible, as described herein. For example, a first web layer
can comprise a fluoride ion source and a second web layer can
comprise a calcium ion source. In another example, a first web
layer can comprise a metal ion source, such as a stannous ion
source, and a nonfibrous composition can comprise a silica abrasive
or a polyphosphate.
[0063] The oral care composition or web may exhibit different
regions, such as different regions of basis weight, density and/or
caliper. The oral care composition or web may comprise discrete
regions of filaments that differ from other parts of the web.
[0064] The oral care composition or the web may comprise one or
more textured, dimpled or otherwise topographically patterned
surfaces including letters, logos or figures. The textured oral
care composition can result from the shape of the filament or the
web, in that the outermost surface of the composition contains
portions that are raised with respect to other areas of the
surface. The raised portions can result from the formed shape of
the oral care composition, for example the web can be formed in a
dimpled or waffle pattern. The raised portions can also be the
result of creping processes, imprinted coatings, embossing
patterns, or the result of the physical form of the composition
itself.
[0065] The web of the present invention may be pressed into a film
to form the oral care composition; this can be done by applying a
compressive force and/or heating the web to convert the web into a
film. The film can comprise the oral care actives that were present
in the filaments of the present invention. The web may be
completely converted into a film or parts of the web may remain in
the form of a film after partial conversion of the web into the
film. The oral care composition may constitute one or more webs
wherein at least one of the webs has been pressed into a film. The
oral care composition may comprise two or more webs that have been
pressed into a film.
[0066] The web can be rolled, compressed, cut, or stacked to form a
three dimensional oral care composition. For instance, the web may
be compressed into a pill or tablet, rolled into a cylinder, or
compressed or stacked into a rectangular prism to form the oral
care composition.
[0067] The oral care composition may constitute one or more layers
of webs which are optionally bonded together via a bonding means
(including heat, moisture, ultrasonic, pressure etc.). The oral
care composition may constitute one or more layers of webs which
are optionally bonded together via compression.
[0068] The oral care composition or nonwoven web can be perforated
with holes or channels penetrating into or through the oral care
composition, in total, or locally in one or more web layers. These
perforations can be formed as part of making the web or oral care
composition via spikes extended from the surface of an adjacent
belt, drum, roller or other surface. Alternatively, these
perforations can be formed after forming the web or oral care
composition by a process of poking or sticking the porous solids
with pins, needles or other sharp objects.
[0069] Filament
[0070] The oral care composition can comprise one or more
filaments. In an embodiment, the filaments of the present invention
exhibit a length of greater than about 0.1 in., in an alternate
embodiment greater than about 0.2 in, in still another embodiment
greater than about 0.3 in, and in another embodiment greater than
about 2 in.
[0071] The filaments can have an average diameter of less than
about 150 micrometers (.mu.m), less than about 100 .mu.m, less than
about 10 .mu.m, or less than about 1 .mu.m with a relative standard
deviation of less than 100%, less than 80%, less than 60%, or less
than 50%, such as in the range of 10% to 50%, for example. As set
forth herein, the significant number means at least 10% of all the
filaments, in another embodiment at least 25% of all the filaments,
in another embodiment at least 50% of all the filaments, in yet
another embodiment at least 75% of all the filaments. The
significant number may be at least 99% of all the filaments. At
least 50% of all the filaments may have an average diameter less
than about 10 .mu.m. The filaments produced by the method of the
present disclosure can have a significant number of filaments with
an average diameter less than about 1 .mu.m, or sub-micron
filaments. In an embodiment, the oral care composition can comprise
at least 25% of all the filaments with an average diameter less
than about 1 .mu.m, at least 35% of all the filaments with an
average diameter less than about 1 .mu.m, at least 50% of all the
filaments with an average diameter less than about 1 .mu.m, or at
least 75% of all the filaments with an average diameter less than
about 1 .mu.m.
[0072] The filament can comprise less than 30% moisture, by weight
of the filament, less than 20% moisture, by weight of the filament,
less than about 10% moisture, by weight of the filament, less than
about 5% moisture, by weight of the filament, less than about 3%,
by weight of the filament less than about 1%, or less than about
0.1%, by weight of the filament.
[0073] The filament of the present invention can be monocomponent
or multicomponent. The filament can be a bicomponent filament. The
filament can be a tricomponent filament. The multicomponent
filament may be in any form, such as side-by-side, core and sheath,
islands-in-the-sea and the like.
[0074] The filaments of the present invention may be meltblown
filaments. The filaments of the present invention may be spunbond
filaments. The filaments may be hollow filaments prior to and/or
after release of one or more of its active agents.
[0075] The filament may comprise an oral care active within the
filament and an oral care active on an external surface of the
filament, such as a coating on the filament. The oral care active
on the external surface of the filament may be the same or
different from the active agent present in the filament. If
different, the oral care actives may be compatible or incompatible
with one another.
[0076] Solid Foam Compositions
[0077] The oral care composition can be a solid foam composition,
such as the flexible porous dissolve solid structure described in
US 2011/0027328, which is herein incorporated by reference. The
solid foam composition can be in the form of an open cell foam or a
closed cell foam.
[0078] The solid foam composition can comprise any suitable oral
care component. The solid foam composition can comprise any
component described herein. The solid foam composition can comprise
a surface resident coating composition. The surface resident
coating composition can comprise any suitable oral care component
or any component described herein.
[0079] Importantly, U.S. Patent Application No. 2011/0027328 does
not disclose, teach, or suggest that the amount of pyrophosphate
must be minimized in order to produce solid soluble foams. In fact,
U.S. Patent Application No. 2011/0027328 only teaches example foam
compositions with a high amount of pyrophosphate. As such, it was
unexpectedly found here that pyrophosphate interfered with the foam
composition formation process.
[0080] Thus, the solid foam compositions of the present invention
comprise a foam forming material, one or more surfactants, a
plasticizer, and wherein the solid foam composition has less than
about 5%, less than about 1%, or free of an inorganic metal salt, a
polyphosphate, or specifically, a pyrophosphate. The foam forming
material is any suitable material that exhibits properties suitable
for making a foam. Non-limiting examples of foam forming materials
can include the water-soluble polymer disclosed by U.S. Patent
Application No. 2011/0027328.
[0081] Web Forming Material
[0082] The web can be formed by any suitable means. The web can
comprise spun fibers and/or spun filaments. The nonwoven web can be
made from a web forming material or nonwoven web forming material
as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/250,455, U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 16/250,484, U.S. Pat. Nos. 9,139,802,
9,175,250, and/or 8,785,361, which are herein incorporated by
reference in their entirety.
[0083] The web forming material can comprise any suitable material
that exhibits properties suitable for making a fiber or filament.
Non-limiting examples of web forming materials can include
polymers, polyols, sugars, sugar alcohols, and combinations
thereof. The web can comprise two or more different web forming
materials. The web can comprise three or more different web forming
materials. The polymer can function as a web forming material and
in certain embodiments can also provide an oral health benefit.
[0084] The fibrous composition can comprise from about 1% to about
100%, from about 2% to about 50%, from about 5% to about 35%, from
about 5% to about 20%, from about 1% to about 15%, or from about 5%
to about 10% of a nonwoven web forming material, by weight of the
fibrous composition.
[0085] The oral care composition can comprise from about 1% to
about 80%, from about 1% to about 50%, from about 1% to about 25%,
from about 2% to about 20%, from about 3% to about 15%, less than
about 10%, or from about 5% to about 10% of a web forming material
by total weight of the oral care composition.
[0086] Polymer
[0087] The oral care composition can comprise a polymer. The web
forming material can comprise a polymer. The fibrous composition or
the nonfibrous composition can comprise a polymer. The foam
composition can comprise a polymer. Non-limiting examples of
polymers can include naturally sourced polymers, synthetic
polymers, and combinations thereof.
[0088] Non-limiting examples of naturally sourced polymers can
include alginates, gums, protein-based polymers, starch-based
polymers, native starches, modified starches, fiber polymers, other
naturally sourced polymers, and combinations thereof.
[0089] Non-limiting examples of alginates can include ammonium
alginate, calcium alginate, potassium alginate, propylene glycol
alginate, and combinations thereof.
[0090] Non-limiting examples of gums can include acacia gum,
carrageenan, tragacanth gum, guar gum, locust bean gum, xanthan
gum, gellan gum, and combinations thereof.
[0091] Non-limiting examples of protein-based polymers can include
whey protein isolate, soy protein isolate, egg albumin, casein,
collagen, glutelin, gelatin, gluten, zein, and combinations
thereof.
[0092] Non-limiting examples of starch-based polymers can include
those starch-based polymers sourced from cereals, tubers, roots,
legumes, fruits, and combinations thereof. Starch-based polymers
can include glucose monomers joined in an .alpha. 1,4 linkage,
amylose, amylopectin, and combinations thereof.
[0093] Non-limiting examples of native starches can include can
include waxy or high amylase varieties of corn, pea, potato,
banana, barley, wheat, rice, sago, amaranth, tapioca, arrowroot,
canna, sorghum, and combinations thereof.
[0094] Non-limiting examples of modified starches can include
hydroxypropyl starch, maltodextrin, high amylose starch, and
combinations thereof.
[0095] Non-limiting examples of fiber polymers can include pectins,
fructo-oligosaccharides, inulin, agar, beta-glucans, dextrins,
lignin, celluloses, non-starch polysaccharides, reduced starch,
polycarbophil, citrus fiber, and combinations thereof.
[0096] Non-limiting examples of other naturally sourced polymers
can include agar, pullulan, chitin, chitosan, shellac, and
combinations thereof.
[0097] Non-limiting examples of synthetic polymers can include
cellulose derivatives, carbomers, polymethacrylates, other
synthetic polymers, and combinations thereof.
[0098] Non-limiting examples of cellulose derivatives can include
hydroxyethylmethyl cellulose, hydroxylpropylmethyl cellulose,
hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropylethyl cellulose,
methylcellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, and combinations
thereof.
[0099] Non-limiting examples of carbomers can include carbomer 934,
carbomer 934P, carbomer 940, carbomer 94, carbomer 1342, carbomer
copolymers, carbomer homopolymers, carbomer interpolymers, and
combinations thereof. Some carbomers are available commercially as
Carbopol.RTM. 934P NF polymer, Carbopol.RTM. 971P NF polymer, and
Carbopol.RTM. 974P NF polymer.
[0100] Non-limiting examples of polymethacrylates can include
ammonio methacrylate copolymer, basic butylated methacrylate
copolymer, methacrylic acid-methyl methacrylate copolymer (1:1),
methacrylic acid-ethyl acrylate copolymer (1:1), methacrylic
acid-ethyl acrylate copolymer (1:1), methacrylic acid-methyl
methacrylate copolymer (1:2), polyacrylate dispersion 30%,
methacrylic acid copolymer, amino methacrylate copolymer, ammonio
methacrylate copolymer, ammonio methacrylate copolymer dispersion,
ethyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate copolymer, and combinations
thereof. Some polymethacrylates are available commercially as
Eudragit.RTM. E 12.5, Eudragit.RTM. E 100, Eudragit.RTM. E PO,
Eudragit.RTM. L 12.5 P, Eudragit.RTM. L 12.5, Eudragit.RTM. L 100,
Eudragit.RTM. L 100-55, Eudragit.RTM. L 30 D-55, Eudragit.RTM. S
12.5 P, Eudragit.RTM. S 12.5, Eudragit.RTM. S 100, Eudragit.RTM. FS
30 D, Eudragit.RTM. RL 12.5, Eudragit.RTM. RL 100, Eudragit.RTM. RL
PO, Eudragit.RTM. RL 30 D, Eudragit.RTM. RS 12.5, Eudragit.RTM. RS
100, Eudragit.RTM. RS PO, Eudragit.RTM. RS 30 D, Eudragit.RTM. NE
30 D, Eudragit.RTM. NE 40 D, Eudragit.RTM. NM 30 D, Eastacryl.TM.
30 D, Kollicoat.RTM. MAE 30 DP, Kollicoat.RTM. MAE 100 P,
Acryl-EZE.RTM., Acryl-EZE.RTM. 93 A, and Acryl-EZE.RTM. MP.
[0101] Non-limiting examples of other synthetic polymers can
include polyvinyl alcohol, carboxyvinyl polymers, polyvinyl
pyrrolidones, polyethylene oxide, polyoxyethylene, and combinations
thereof.
[0102] The polymer of the present invention can be selected such
that its weight average molecular weight is from about 20,000
Daltons (Da) to about 10,000,000 Da, from about 100,000 Da to about
5,000,000 Da, from about 500,000 Da to about 4,000,000 Da, or from
about 1,000,000 Da to about 3,000,000 Da. The weight average
molecular weight is computed by summing the weight average
molecular weight of each nonwoven web forming material raw material
multiplied by their respective relative weight percentages by
weight of the total weight of polymers present within the
filament.
[0103] The polymer can be polyvinyl alcohol with a weight average
molecular weight from about 10,000 Da to about 250,000 Da, in
another embodiment from about 15,000 Da to about 200,000 Da, and in
another embodiment from about 20,000 Da to about 150,000 Da.
[0104] The polyvinyl alcohol can have a degree of hydrolysis of
from about 60% to 100%, from about 65% to about 85%, less than 85%,
from about 70% to about 80%, or from about 65% to about 95%.
[0105] The polymer can be selected from the group consisting of
alginates, starch-based polymers, native starches, modified
starches, and combinations thereof with a weight average molecular
weight from about 1,000,000 Da to about 6,000,000 Da, from about
1,500,000 Da to about 5,000,000 Da, or from about 2,000,000 Da to
about 4,000,000 Da.
[0106] The polymer can be selected from the group consisting of
polyvinyl alcohol, pullulan, pectin, corn starch, modified corn
starch, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, and combinations
thereof.
[0107] The fibrous composition can comprise from about 0.1% to
about 50%, from about 5% to about 40%, from about 15% to about 35,
from about 20% to about 30%, or from about 15% to about 30% of a
polymer, by weight of the fibrous composition.
[0108] The nonfibrous composition can comprise from about 0.1% to
about 50%, from about 5% to about 40%, from about 15% to about 35,
from about 20% to about 30%, or from about 15% to about 30% of a
polymer, by weight of the nonfibrous composition or the oral care
composition.
[0109] Plasticizer
[0110] The oral care composition can comprise a plasticizer.
Non-limiting examples of plasticizers can include polyols,
polycarboxylic acids, polyesters, other suitable plasticizers, and
combinations thereof.
[0111] Non-limiting examples of polycarboxylic acids can include
citric acid, succinic acid, and combinations thereof.
[0112] Non-limiting examples of polyesters can include glycerol
triacetate, diethyl phthalate, triethyl citrate, tributyl citrate,
acetyl triethyl citrate, acetyl tributyl citrate, and combinations
thereof.
[0113] Non-limiting examples of other suitable plasticizers of the
present invention include, but are not limited to, alkyl and allyl
phthalates; lactates (e.g., sodium, ammonium and potassium salts);
lactic acid; soluble collagen; modified protein; monosodium
L-glutamate; proteins and amino acids such as glutamic acid,
aspartic acid, and lysine; hydrogen starch hydrolysates; other low
molecular weight esters (e.g., esters of C2-C10 alcohols and
acids); and any other plasticizer known to one skilled in the art
of the food, dietary supplements, and pharmaceutical industries;
and combinations thereof.
[0114] Polyol
[0115] The oral care composition can comprise a polyol. The fibrous
composition or the nonfibrous composition can comprise a polyol.
The web forming material can comprise a polyol. The foam forming
material can comprise a polyol. A polyol is an organic compound
with more than one hydroxyl functional groups. The polyol can
comprise a sugar alcohol, a non-reducing sugar, a monosaccharide, a
disaccharide, a polysaccharide, and/or combinations thereof.
[0116] Sugar alcohols are a class of polyols that can be obtained
through the hydrogenation of sugar compounds with the formula
(CHOH).sub.nH.sub.2, preferably where n=2-6. Suitable sugar
alcohols include ethylene glycol, glycerin, erythritol, threitol,
arabitol, xylitol, ribitol, mannitol, sorbitol, galactitol,
fucitol, iditol, inositol, volemitol, isomalt, maltitol, lactitol,
maltomtriitol, maltotetraitol, and/or polyglycitol.
[0117] Non-reducing sugars are a class of saccharides that do not
generate any compounds containing an aldehyde functional group.
Non-reducing sugars are stable in water and do not react with weak
oxidizing agents to produce sugar alcohols.
[0118] Non-limiting examples of monosaccharides can include
glucose, fructose, and combinations thereof.
[0119] Non-limiting examples of disaccharides can include sucrose,
maltose, lactose, high fructose corn syrup solids, trehalose,
cellobiose, gentiobiose, isomaltose, kojibiose, laminaribiose,
mannobiose, melibiose, nigerose, rutinose, xylobiose, lactulose and
combinations thereof.
[0120] Non-limiting examples of trioses can include
glyceraldehydes, dihydroxyacetone, and combinations thereof.
[0121] Non-limiting examples of tetroses can include erythrose,
threose, erythrulose, and combinations thereof.
[0122] Non-limiting examples of pentoses can include arabinose,
lyxose, ribose, xylose, ribulose, xylulose, and combinations
thereof.
[0123] Non-limiting examples of hexoses can include allose,
altrose, galactose, glucose, gulose, idose, mannose, talose,
fructose, psicose, sorbose, tagatose, and combinations thereof.
Non-limiting examples of heptoses can include mannoheptulose,
sedoheptulose, and combinations thereof.
[0124] Non-limiting examples of octoses can include octolose,
2-keto-3-deoxy-manno-octonate, and combinations thereof. A
non-limiting example of nonose can include sialose.
[0125] The oral care composition can comprise from about 0.01% to
about 50%, from about 0.1% to about 50%, from about 1% to about
40%, from about 2% to about 25%, from about 5% to about 15%, or
from about 5% to about 10% of a polyol, by weight of the oral care
composition.
[0126] Water
[0127] The oral care composition can comprise from about 0.01% to
about 50%, by weight of the oral care composition of water. The
oral care composition can comprise from about 0.01% to about 30%,
from about 0.1% to about 25%, from about 0.5% to about 15%, or from
about 1% to about 15% of water, by weight of the composition. The
water may be added to the formulation directly and/or may come into
the composition from the inclusion of other ingredients.
Preferably, the water is USP water. Alternatively, the oral care
composition can comprise less than about 5%, less than about 1%,
less than about 0.5%, or less than about 0.01% water by weight of
the total composition. The oral care composition can comprise no
added water other than the minimal amount of water in commercial
products incorporated into the oral care composition or the water
incorporated under ambient conditions.
[0128] Abrasive
[0129] The oral care composition can comprise about 0.5% to 75% of
an abrasive by weight of the oral care composition. The oral care
composition can comprise from about 5% to about 60%, from about 10%
to about 50%, or from about 15% to about 55%, or combinations
thereof, of an abrasive by weight of the composition. The abrasive
can be a calcium-containing abrasive, a silica abrasive, a
carbonate abrasive, a phosphate abrasive, an alumina abrasive,
other suitable abrasives, and/or combinations thereof. Some
abrasives may fit into several descriptive categories, such as for
example calcium carbonate, which is both a calcium-containing
abrasive and a carbonate abrasive.
[0130] The calcium-containing abrasive can comprise calcium
carbonate, dicalcium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, calcium
orthophosphate, calcium metaphosphate, calcium polyphosphate,
calcium hydroxyapatite, and combinations thereof.
[0131] The calcium-containing abrasive can comprise calcium
carbonate. The calcium-containing abrasive can be selected from the
group consisting of fine ground natural chalk, ground calcium
carbonate, precipitated calcium carbonate, and combinations
thereof.
[0132] The carbonate abrasive can comprise sodium carbonate, sodium
bicarbonate, calcium carbonate, strontium carbonate, and/or
combinations thereof.
[0133] The phosphate abrasive cancomprise calcium phosphate, sodium
hexametaphosphate, dicalcium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate,
calcium orthophosphate, calcium metaphosphate, calcium
polyphosphate, a polyphosphate, a pyrophosphate, and/or
combinations thereof.
[0134] The silica abrasive can comprise fused silica, fumed silica,
precipitated silica, hydrated silica, and/or combinations
thereof.
[0135] The alumina abrasive can comprise polycrystalline alumina,
calcined alumina, fused alumina, levigated alumina, hydrated
alumina, and/or combinations thereof.
[0136] Other suitable abrasives include diatomaceous earth, barium
sulfate, wollastonite, perlite, polymethylmethacrylate particles,
tospearl, and combinations thereof.
[0137] The abrasive can be formed within the fibrous composition,
added to the surface of the fibrous composition, or included in the
nonfibrous composition.
[0138] Fluoride Ion Source
[0139] The oral care composition may include an effective amount of
an anti-caries agent. The oral care composition can comprise a
fluoride ion source.
[0140] The fluoride ion source may be present in an amount
sufficient to give a suitable fluoride ion concentration in the
composition according to local laws and regulations, for example
the anti-caries monograph at the FDA. The oral care composition can
comprise from about 0.0025% to about 20%, from about 0.0025% to
about 10%, from about 0.01% to about 5%, or from about 0.0025% to
about 2%, by weight of the oral care composition, of the fluoride
ion source.
[0141] The fluoride ion source can be at an amount suitable to
obtain a theoretical fluoride concentration of from about 200 ppm
to about 10000 ppm, from about 200 ppm to about 2000 ppm, from
about 800 ppm to about 1500 ppm, or from about 1100 ppm to about
1400 ppm as normalized to a unit-dose oral care composition by
adding water.
[0142] The fluoride ion source can comprise examples of suitable
fluoride ion-yielding materials are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos.
3,535,421, and 3,678,154. The fluoride ion source can comprise
stannous fluoride, sodium fluoride, potassium fluoride, amine
fluoride, sodium monofluorophosphate, zinc fluoride, and/or
combinations thereof.
[0143] The fluoride ion source and the metal ion source can be the
same compound, such as for example, stannous fluoride, which can
generate tin ions and fluoride ions. Additionally, the fluoride ion
source and the tin ion source can be separate compounds, such as
when the metal ion source is stannous chloride and the fluoride ion
source is sodium monofluorophosphate or sodium fluoride.
[0144] The fluoride ion source can be formed within the fibrous
composition, added to the surface of the fibrous composition, or
included in the nonfibrous composition.
[0145] Metal Ion Source
[0146] The oral care composition can comprise a metal ion source.
Suitable metal ion sources include stannous ion sources, zinc ion
sources, copper ion sources, silver ion sources, magnesium ion
sources, iron ion sources, sodium ion sources, and manganese (Mn)
ion sources, and/or combinations thereof. The metal ion source can
be a soluble or a sparingly soluble compound of stannous, zinc, or
copper with inorganic or organic counter ions. Examples include the
fluoride, chloride, chlorofluoride, acetate, hexafluorozirconate,
sulfate, tartrate, gluconate, citrate, malate, glycinate,
pyrophosphate, metaphosphate, oxalate, phosphate, carbonate salts
and oxides of stannous, zinc, and copper.
[0147] Stannous, zinc and copper ions are derived from the metal
ion source(s) can be found in the multi-phase oral care composition
an effective amount to provide an oral care benefit or other
benefits. Stannous, zinc and copper ions have been found to help in
the reduction of gingivitis, plaque, sensitivity, and improved
breath benefits. An effective amount is defined as from at least
about 500 ppm to about 20,000 ppm metal ion of the total
composition, preferably from about 2,000 ppm to about 15,000 ppm.
More preferably, metal ions are present in an amount from about
3,000 ppm to about 13,000 ppm and even more preferably from about
5,000 ppm to about 10,000 ppm. This is the total amount of metal
ions (stannous, zinc, copper and mixtures thereof) that is present
in the compositions for delivery to the tooth surface.
[0148] Other metal ion sources can include minerals and/or calcium
containing compounds, which can lead to remineralization, such as,
for example, sodium iodide, potassium iodide, calcium chloride,
calcium lactate, calcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite, fluoroapatite,
amorphous calcium phosphate, crystalline calcium phosphate, sodium
bicarbonate, sodium carbonate, calcium carbonate, oxalic acid,
dipotassium oxalate, monosodium monopotassium oxalate, casein
phosphopeptides, and/or casein phosphopeptide coated hydroxy
apatite.
[0149] The metal ion source may comprise a metal salt suitable for
generating metal ions in the oral cavity. Suitable metal salts
include salts of silver (Ag), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), sodium
(Na), and manganese (Mn) salts, or combinations thereof. Preferred
salts include, without limitation, gluconates, chlorates, citrates,
chlorides, fluorides, and nitrates, or combinations thereof.
[0150] The oral care composition can comprise at least about
0.005%, from about 0.005% to about 10%, from about 0.01% to about
5%, from about 0.01% to about 2%, or from about 0.1% to about 1% of
a metal ion source by weight of the oral care composition. The
metal ion source can be formed within the fibrous composition,
added to the surface of the fibrous composition, or included in the
nonfibrous composition.
[0151] Tin Ion Source
[0152] Tin ions, such as stannous ions, are used in oral care
compositions to deliver benefits such as, for example, enamel care
and cavity protection. Suitable tin ion sources include stannous
chloride, stannous fluoride, stannous bromide, stannous iodide,
stannous acetate, stannous gluconate, stannous oxalate, stannous
sulfate, stannous lactate, stannous tartrate stannous carbonate,
stannic chloride, stannic fluoride, stannic iodide, stannous
citrate, stannic nitrate, stannous peptides, stannous proteins, and
stannous phosphate, and combinations thereof. Preferably, the ion
source is stannous fluoride, stannous chloride, and/or combinations
thereof.
[0153] The oral care compositions of the present invention may
comprise a tin ion source in the amount ranging from about 0.01% to
about 5%, from about 0.05% to about 4%, from about 0.01% to about
10%, or from about 0.075% to about 3%. The tin ion source can be
formed within the fibrous composition, added to the surface of the
fibrous composition, or included in the nonfibrous composition.
[0154] Zinc Ion Source
[0155] The oral care composition may comprise from about 0.01% to
about 5%, from about 0.2% to about 2%, or from about 0.01% to about
10%, by weight of the oral care composition, of a zinc ion source.
The zinc ion source can be selected from the group consisting of
zinc citrate, zinc chloride, zinc sulfate, zinc gluconate, zinc
lactate, zinc phosphate, zinc arginine, zinc fluoride, zinc iodide,
zinc carbonate, and combinations thereof. More preferably, the zinc
ion source is selected from zinc citrate, zinc gluconate, zinc
lactate, and combinations thereof. Insoluble or sparingly soluble
zinc compounds, such as zinc oxide or zinc carbonate, can be used
as the zinc ion source. Zinc ion sources can be soluble zinc
sources such as zinc chloride or zinc sulfate. Additionally, zinc
ion sources can be those where the zinc is already combined with a
suitable chelating agent in the form of a salt or other complex,
such as zinc citrate, zinc gluconate, zinc lactate and zinc
glycinate. Other examples of zinc ion sources are zinc citrate,
zinc gluconate, zinc lactate and mixtures thereof.
[0156] When insoluble and soluble zinc compounds are both present
in the zinc ion source, the soluble zinc compound can be present at
least about 50%, by weight of the total zinc ion source. The oral
care compositions of the present invention may optionally also
include other antibacterial agents, preferably present in an amount
of from about 0.035% or more, from about 0.05% to about 2%, from
about 0.1% to about 1%, by weight of the oral care composition.
Examples of these other anti-bacterial agents may include
non-cationic anti-bacterial agents such as, for example,
halogenated diphenyl ethers, phenolic compounds including phenol
and its homologs, mono and poly-alkyl and aromatic halophenols,
resorcinol and its derivatives, xylitol, bisphenolic compounds and
halogenated salicylanilides, benzoic esters, and halogenated
carbanilidies. Other useful anti-bacterial agents are enzymes,
including endoglycosidase, papain, dextranase, mutanase, and
combinations thereof. In another example, the other anti-bacterial
agent can include triclosan
(5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol).
[0157] The zinc ion source can be formed within the fibrous
composition, added to the surface of the fibrous composition, or
included in the nonfibrous composition.
[0158] Copper Ion Source The oral care composition can comprise
from about 0.01% to about 5%, from about 0.2% to about 2%, or from
about 0.01% to about 10%, by weight of the oral care composition,
of a copper ion source. The copper ion source can be selected from
the group consisting of copper gluconate, copper citrate, copper
fluoride, copper iodide, copper bromide, copper peptides, copper
sulfate, copper arginine, copper carbonate, and combinations
thereof. Copper salts can be in any possible oxidation state,
including, for example, copper(I) or copper(II) salts. The copper
ion source can be formed within the fibrous composition, added to
the surface of the fibrous composition, or included in the
nonfibrous composition.
[0159] Calcium Ion Source
[0160] The oral care composition can comprise a calcium ion source.
The calcium ion source can comprise a calcium salt, such as, for
example, calcium chloride, and/or a calcium-containing abrasive, as
described herein.
[0161] The calcium compound can comprise any suitable soluble
calcium salt, such as for example, calcium chloride, calcium
carbonate, calcium bicarbonate, calcium hydroxide, calcium lactate,
calcium citrate, calcium phosphate, and combinations thereof.
[0162] The oral care composition can comprise from about 0.01% to
about 10%, from about 1% to about 50%, from about 10% to about 50%,
or from about 1% to about 30%, by weight of the oral care
composition of a calcium ion source.
[0163] Surfactants
[0164] The oral care composition can comprise one or more
surfactants. The fibrous composition can comprise one or more
surfactants. The nonfibrous composition can comprise one or more
surfactants. The one or more surfactants may be selected from
anionic, nonionic, amphoteric, zwitterionic, cationic surfactants,
or combinations thereof.
[0165] The oral care composition may include one or more
surfactants at a level of from about 0.01% to about 20%, from about
1% to about 15%, from about 0.1% to about 15%, from about 5% to
about 15%, or greater than about 5%%, by weight of the
composition.
[0166] Suitable anionic surfactants include, for example, the water
soluble salts of alkyl sulfates having from 8 to 20 carbon atoms in
the alkyl radical and the water-soluble salts of sulfonated
monoglycerides of fatty acids having from 8 to 20 carbon atoms.
Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and sodium coconut monoglyceride
sulfonates are examples of anionic surfactants of this type. Other
suitable anionic surfactants include sarcosinates, such as sodium
lauroyl sarcosinate, taurates, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, sodium
lauroyl isethionate, sodium laureth carboxylate, and sodium dodecyl
benzene sulfonate. Combinations of anionic surfactants can also be
employed.
[0167] Another suitable class of anionic surfactants are alkyl
phosphates. The surface active organophosphate agents can have a
strong affinity for enamel surface and have sufficient surface
binding propensity to desorb pellicle proteins and remain affixed
to enamel surfaces. Suitable examples of organophosphate compounds
include mono-, di- or triesters represented by the general
structure below wherein Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, or Z.sub.3 may be
identical or different with at least one being an organic moiety.
Z.sub.1, Z.sub.2, or Z.sub.3 can be selected from linear or
branched, alkyl or alkenyl group of from 1 to 22 carbon atoms,
optionally substituted by one or more phosphate groups; alkoxylated
alkyl or alkenyl, (poly)saccharide, polyol or polyether group.
##STR00001##
[0168] Some other agents include alkyl or alkenyl phosphate esters
represented by the following structure:
##STR00002##
wherein R.sub.1 represents a linear or branched, alkyl or alkenyl
group of from 6 to 22 carbon atoms, optionally substituted by one
or more phosphate groups; n and m, are individually and separately,
2 to 4, and a and b, individually and separately, are 0 to 20; Z
and Z may be identical or different, each represents hydrogen,
alkali metal, ammonium, protonated alkyl amine or protonated
functional alkylamine, such as analkanolamine, or a
R--(OCH2)(OCH)-- group. Examples of suitable agents include alkyl
and alkyl (poly)alkoxy phosphates such as lauryl phosphate; PPGS
ceteareth-10 phosphate; laureth-1 phosphate; laureth-3 phosphate;
laureth-9 phosphate; trilaureth-4 phosphate; C.sub.12-18 PEG 9
phosphate: and sodium dilaureth-10 phosphate. The alkyl phosphate
can be polymeric. Examples of polymeric alkyl phosphates include
those containing repeating alkoxy groups as the polymeric portion,
in particular 3 or more ethoxy, propoxy isopropoxy or butoxy
groups.
[0169] Other suitable surfactants are sarcosinates, isethionates
and taurates, especially their alkali metal or ammonium salts.
Examples include: lauroyl sarcosinate, myristoyl sarcosinate,
palmitoyl sarcosinate, stearoyl sarcosinate oleoyl sarcosinate, or
combinations thereof.
[0170] Zwitterionic or amphoteric Surfactants useful herein include
derivatives of aliphatic quaternary ammonium, phosphonium, and
Sulfonium compounds, in which the aliphatic radicals can be
straight chain or branched, and one of the aliphatic substituents
contains from 8 to 18 carbon atoms and one contains an anionic
water-solubilizing group, e.g., carboxy, sulfonate, sulfate,
phosphate or phosphonate. Suitable betaine surfactants are
disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,180,577. Typical alkyl dimethyl
betaines include decyl betaine or 2-(N-decyl-N,N-dimethylammonio)
acetate, coco-betaine or 2-(N-coco-N,N-dimethyl ammonio)acetate,
myristyl betaine, palmityl betaine, lauryl betaine, cetyl betaine,
cetyl betaine, stearyl betaine, etc. The amidobetaines can be
exemplified by cocoamidoethyl betaine, cocoamidopropyl betaine
(CADB), and lauramidopropyl betaine.
[0171] Cationic surfactants useful in the present invention
include, for example, derivatives of quaternary ammonium compounds
having one long alkyl chain containing from 8 to 18 carbon atoms
such as lauryl trimethylammonium chloride; cetyl pyridinium
chloride; cetyl trimethyl-ammonium bromide; cetyl pyridinium
fluoride or combinations thereof. Nonionic surfactants that can be
used in the compositions of the present invention include, for
example, compounds produced by the condensation of alkylene oxide
groups (hydrophilic in nature) with an organic hydrophobic compound
which may be aliphatic or alkylaromatic in nature. Examples of
suitable nonionic surfactants can include the Pluronics.RTM. which
are poloxamers, polyethylene oxide condensates of alkyl phenols,
products derived from the condensation of ethylene oxide with the
reaction product of propylene oxide and ethylene diamine, ethylene
oxide condensates of aliphatic alcohols, long chain tertiary amine
oxides, long chain tertiary phosphine oxides, long chain dialkyl
sulfoxides and combinations of such materials.
[0172] The one or more surfactants can also include one or more
natural surfactants. Natural surfactants can include surfactants
that are derived from natural products and/or surfactants that are
minimally or not processed. Natural surfactants can include
hydrogenated, non-hydrogenated, or partially hydrogenated vegetable
oils, olus oil, Passiflora incarnata oil, candelilla cera,
coco-caprylate, caprate, dicaprylyl ether, lauryl alcohol, myristyl
myristate, dicaprylyl ether, caprylic acid, caprylic ester, octyl
decanoate, octyl octanoate, undecane, tridecane, decyl oleate,
oleic acid decylester, cetyl palmitate, stearic acid, palmitic
acid, glyceryl stearate, hydrogenated, non-hydrogenated, or
partially hydrogenated vegetable glycerides, Polyglyceryl-2
dipolyhydroxystearate, cetearyl alcohol, sucrose polystearate,
glycerin, octadodecanol, hydrolyzed, partially hydrolyzed, or
non-hydrolyzed vegetable protein, hydrolyzed, partially hydrolyzed,
or non-hydrolyzed wheat protein hydrolysate, polyglyceryl-3
diisostearate, glyceryl oleate, myristyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol,
sodium cetearyl sulfate, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl laurate, capric
triglyceride, coco-glycerides, lectithin, dicaprylyl ether, xanthan
gum, sodium coco-sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium cocoyl
sulfate, sodium cocoyl glutamate, polyalkylglucosides, such as
decyl glucoside, cetearyl glucoside, cetyl stearyl polyglucoside,
coco-glucoside, and lauryl glucoside, and/or combinations thereof.
Natural surfactants can include any of the Natrue ingredients
marketed by BASF, such as, for example, CegeSoft.RTM., Cetiol.RTM.,
Cutina.RTM., Dehymuls.RTM., Emulgade.RTM., Emulgin.RTM.,
Eutanol.RTM., Gluadin.RTM., Lameform.RTM., LameSoft.RTM.,
Lanette.RTM., Monomuls.RTM., Myritol.RTM., Plantacare.RTM.,
Plantaquat.RTM., Platasil.RTM., Rheocare.RTM., Sulfopong,
Texapon.RTM., and/or combinations thereof.
[0173] The surfactant can be formed within the fibrous composition,
added to the surface of the fibrous composition, and/or included in
the nonfibrous composition. The surfactant formed within the
fibrous composition can be at a level from about 10% to about 50%,
from about 20% to about 40%, from about 25% to about 40%, or from
about 30% to about 40% by weight of the fibrous composition.
[0174] The oral care composition can comprise one or more
surfactants. The oral care composition can comprise an anionic
surfactant, a cationic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, and/or a
zwitterionic surfactant.
[0175] The oral care composition can comprise from about 0.1% to
about 10%, from about 0.1% to about 8%, from about 5% to about 8%,
from about 4% to about 9%, or from about 3% to about 10% of an
anionic surfactant, cationic surfactant, and/or nonionic surfactant
by weight of the composition.
[0176] The oral care composition can comprise from about 0.01% to
about 20%, from about 0.01% to about 10%, from about 0.1% to about
1%, from about 0.01% to about 1%, from about 0.01% to about 0.5%,
or from about 0.1% to about 0.2% of a zwitterionic surfactant by
weight of the composition.
[0177] PEG
[0178] The oral care composition may comprise polyethylene glycol
(PEG), of various weight percentages of the composition as well as
various ranges of average molecular weights. The compositions can
have from about 0.1% to about 40%, from about 1% to about 35%, from
about 5% to about 30%, from about 15% to about 25%, from about 1%
to about 40%, from about 10% to about 30%, from about 15% to about
20%, from about 0.1% to about 30%, or from about 15% to about 30%
of PEG by weight of the composition. The PEG can have a range of
average molecular weight from about 100 Daltons to about 1600
Daltons, from about 200 to about 1000, from about 400 to about 800,
from about 500 to about 700 Daltons, or combinations thereof. PEG
is a water soluble linear polymer formed by the addition reaction
of ethylene oxide to an ethylene glycol equivalent having the
general formula: H--(OCH.sub.2CH.sub.2).sub.n--OH. One supplier of
PEG is Dow Chemical Company under the brandname of
CARBOWAX.TM..
[0179] PEG can be formed within the fibrous composition, added to
the surface of the fibrous composition, or included in the
nonfibrous composition. PEG included in the nonfibrous composition
can be at a level from about 10% to about 50%, from about 15% to
about 40%, from about 5% to about 35%, or from about 15% to about
30% by weight of the nonfibrous composition. The PEG, when used as
a solvent for the nonfibrous composition, can be anhydrous to
prevent reactivity between components dispersed or dissolved within
the PEG.
[0180] Polyphosphates
[0181] The oral care composition can comprise a polyphosphate
source. A polyphosphate source can comprise one or more
polyphosphate molecules, Polyphosphates are a class of materials
obtained by the dehydration and condensation of orthophosphate to
yield linear and cyclic polyphosphates of varying chain lengths.
Thus, polyphosphate molecules are generally identified with an
average number (n) of polyphosphate molecules, as described below.
A polyphosphate is generally understood to consist of two or more
phosphate molecules arranged primarily in a linear configuration,
although some cyclic derivatives may be present.
[0182] Preferred polyphosphates are those having an average of two
or more phosphate groups so that surface adsorption at effective
concentrations produces sufficient non-bound phosphate functions,
which enhance the anionic surface charge as well as hydrophilic
character of the surfaces. Preferred in this invention are the
linear polyphosphates having the formula: XO(XPO.sub.3).sub.nX,
wherein X is sodium, potassium, ammonium, or any other alkali metal
cations and n averages from about 2 to about 21. The polyphosphate
source can also include alkali earth metal polyphosphate salts, and
specifically calcium polyphosphate salts, such as calcium
pyrophosphate, due to the ability to separate calcium ions from
other reactive components, such as fluoride ion sources.
[0183] Some examples of suitable polyphosphate molecules include,
for example, pyrophosphate (n=2), tripolyphosphate (n=3),
tetrapolyphosphate (n=4), sodaphos polyphosphate (n=6), hexaphos
polyphosphate (n=13), benephos polyphosphate (n=14),
hexametaphosphate (n=21), which is also known as Glass H.
Polyphosphates can include those polyphosphate compounds
manufactured by FMC Corporation, ICL Performance Products, and/or
Astaris.
[0184] The oral care composition can comprise from about 0.01% to
about 15%, from about 0.1% to about 10%, from about 0.5% to about
5%, from about 1 to about 20%, or about 10% or less, by weight of
the oral care composition, of the polyphosphate source.
[0185] Extensional Aid
[0186] The oral care composition can comprise an extensional aid.
Non-limiting examples of extensional aids can include polymers,
other extensional aids, and combinations thereof.
[0187] The extensional aids can have a weight average molecular
weight of at least about 500,000 Da. The weight average molecular
weight of the extensional aid can be from about 500,000 to about
25,000,000, from about 800,000 to about 22,000,000, from about
1,000,000 to about 20,000,000, or from about 2,000,000 to about
15,000,000. The high molecular weight extensional aids are
preferred in some embodiments of the invention due to the ability
to increase extensional melt viscosity and reducing melt
fracture.
[0188] The extensional aid, when used in meltblowing, can be added
to the composition of the present invention in an amount effective
to visibly reduce the melt fracture and capillary breakage of
filaments during the spinning process such that substantially
continuous filaments having relatively consistent diameter can be
melt spun. Regardless of the process employed to produce filaments,
the extensional aids, when used, can be present from about 0.001%
to about 10%, by weight on a dry filament basis, from about 0.005
to about 5%, by weight on a dry filament basis, from about 0.01 to
about 1%, by weight on a dry filament basis, or from about 0.05% to
about 0.5%, by weight on a dry filament basis.
[0189] Non-limiting examples of polymers that can optionally be
used as extensional aids can include alginates, carrageenans,
pectin, chitin, guar gum, xanthum gum, agar, gum arabic, karaya
gum, tragacanth gum, locust bean gum, alkylcellulose,
hydroxyalkylcellulose, carboxyalkylcellulose, and mixtures
thereof.
[0190] Nonlimiting examples of other extensional aids can include
carboxyl modified polyacrylamide, polyacrylic acid, polymethacrylic
acid, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylacetate, polyvinylpyrrolidone,
polyethylene vinyl acetate, polyethyleneimine, polyamides,
polyalkylene oxides including polyethylene oxide, polypropylene
oxide, polyethylenepropylene oxide, and mixtures thereof.
[0191] Aesthetic Agents
[0192] The oral care composition can optionally comprise one or
more aesthetic agents. The one or more aesthetic agents can be
selected from the group consisting of flavors, colorants, sensates,
sweeteners, salivation agents, and combinations thereof. All
aesthetic agents can be present from about 0.001% to about 60%, by
weight of the oral care composition, from about 0.005% to about
50%, by weight of the oral care composition, about 0.05% to about
40%, by weight of the oral care composition, or from about 0.1% to
about 35%, by weight of the oral care composition.
[0193] Aesthetic agents can be formed within the fibrous
composition, added to the surface of the fibrous composition, or
included in the nonfibrous composition.
[0194] Flavors
[0195] The oral care composition can optionally include one or more
flavors. Non-limiting examples of flavors that can be used in the
present invention can include natural flavoring agents, artificial
flavoring agents, artificial extracts, natural extracts and
combination thereof. Non-limiting examples of flavors can include
vanilla, honey, lemon, lemon honey, cherry vanilla, peach, honey
ginger, chamomile, cherry, cherry cream, mint, vanilla mint, dark
berry, black berry, raspberry, peppermint, spearmint, honey peach,
acai berry, cranberry, honey cranberry, tropical fruit, dragon
fruit, wolf berry, red stem mint, pomegranate, black current,
strawberry, lemon, lime, peach ginger, orange, orange cream, cream
sickle, apricot, anethole, ginger, jack fruit, star fruit,
blueberry, fruit punch, lemon grass, chamomile lemon grass,
lavender, banana, strawberry banana, grape, blue raspberry, lemon
lime, coffee, espresso, cappuccino, honey, wintergreen mint, bubble
gum, tart honey lemon, sour lemon, green apple, boysenberry,
rhubarb, strawberry rhubarb, persimmon, green tea, black tea, red
tea, white tea, honey lime, cherry lime, apple, tangerine,
grapefruit, kiwi, pear, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, maltol,
ethyl-maltol, pumpkin, carrot cake, white chocolate raspberry,
chocolate, white chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate,
chocolate marshmallow, apple pie, cinnamon, hazelnut, almond,
cream, creme brullee, caramel, caramel nut, butter, butter toffee,
caramel toffee, aloe vera, whiskey, rum, cocoa, licorice,
pineapple, guava, melon, watermelon, elder berry, mouth cooler,
raspberries and cream, peach mango, tropical, cool berry, lemon
ice, nectar, spicy nectar, tropical mango, apple butter, peanut
butter, tangerine, tangerine lime, marshmallow, cotton candy, apple
cider, orange chocolate, adipic acid, citral, denatonium benzoate,
ethyl acetate, ethyl lactate, ethyl maltol, ethylcellulose, fumaric
acid, leucine, malic acid, menthol, methionine, monosodium
glutamate, sodium acetate, sodium lactate, tartaric acid, thymol,
and combinations thereof.
[0196] Flavors can be protected in an encapsulate or as a flavor
crystal. The encapsulated flavor can have a controlled or delayed
release once the encapsulated flavor reaches the oral cavity. The
encapsulate can comprise a shell and a core. The flavor can be in
the core of the encapsulate. The flavor can be encapsulated by any
suitable means, such as spray drying or extrusion. Encapsulated
flavors can be added to the surface of the fibrous composition,
formed within the fibrous composition, or included in the
nonfibrous composition.
[0197] Flavors can be present from about 0.05% to about 25%, by
weight of the oral care composition, from about 0.01% to about 15%,
by weight of the oral care composition, from about 0.2% to about
10%, by weight of the oral care composition, or from about 0.1% to
about 5%, by weight of the oral care composition.
[0198] Flavors can be formed within the fibrous composition, added
to the surface of the fibrous composition, or included in the
nonfibrous composition.
[0199] Colorants
[0200] The oral care composition can optionally include one or more
colorants. The colorants can provide a visual signal when the oral
care composition is exposed to conditions of intended use.
Non-limiting examples colorants that may be used in the present
invention include FD&C blue #1, FD&C blue #2, D&C blue
#4, D&C blue #9, FD&C green #3, D&C green #5, D&C
green #6, D&C green #8, D&C orange #4, D&C orange #5,
D&C orange #10, D&C orange #11, FD&C red #3, FD&C
red #4, D&C red #6, D&C red #7, D&C red #17, D&C
red #21, D&C red #22, D&C red #27, D&C red #28, D&C
red #30, D&C red #31, D&C red #33, D&C red #34, D&C
red #36, D&C red #39, FD&C red #40, D&C violet #2,
FD&C yellow #5, FD&C yellow #6, D&C yellow #7, Ext.
D&C yellow #7, D&C yellow #8, D&C yellow #10, D&C
yellow #11, and combinations thereof. Colorants can be present from
about 0.05% to about 2%, by weight of the oral care composition,
from about 0.01% to about 2%, by weight of the oral care
composition, or from about 0.02% to about 1.5%, by weight of the
oral care composition.
[0201] Colorants can be formed within the fibrous composition,
added to the surface of the fibrous composition, or included in the
nonfibrous composition.
[0202] Sensates
[0203] The oral care composition can optionally include one or more
sensates. Non-limiting examples of sensates can include cooling
sensates, warming sensates, tingling sensates, and combinations
thereof. Sensates are useful to deliver signals to the user.
[0204] Non-limiting examples of cooling sensates can include WS-23
(2-Isopropyl-N,2,3-trimethylbutyramide), WS-3
(N-Ethyl-p-menthane-3-carboxamide), WS-30
(1-glyceryl-p-mentane-3-carboxylate), WS-4
(ethyleneglycol-p-methane-3-carboxylate), WS-14
(N-t-butyl-p-menthane-3-carboxamide), WS-12 (N-(4-,
ethoxyphenyl)-p-menthane-3-carboxamide), WS-5
(Ethyl-3-(p-menthane-3-carboxamido)acetate, Menthone glycerol ketal
(sold as Frescolat.RTM. MGA by Haarmann & Reimer), (-)-Menthyl
lactate (sold as Frescolat.RTM. ML by Haarmann & Reimer),
(-)-Menthoxypropane-1,2-diol (sold as Coolant Agent 10 by Takasago
International), 3-(1-menthoxy)propane-1,2-diol,
Menthoxy)-2-methylpropane-1,2-diol, (-)-Isopulegol is sold under
the name "Coolact" by Takasago International., cis & trans
p-Menthane-3,8-diols(PMD38)--Takasago International, Questice.RTM.
(menthyl pyrrolidone carboxylate),
(1R,3R,4S)-3-menthyl-3,6-dioxaheptanoate--Firmenich,
(1R,2S,5R)-3-menthyl methoxyacetate--Firmenich,
(1R,2S,5R)-3-menthyl 3,6,9-trioxadecanoate--Firmenich,
(1R,2S,5R)-menthyl 11-hydroxy-3,6,9-trioxaundecanoate--Firmenich,
(1R,2S,5R)-3-menthyl (2-hydroxyethoxy)acetate--Firmenich,
Cubebol--Firmenich, Icilin also known as AG-3-5, chemical name
1-[2-hydroxyphenyl]-4-[2-nitrophenyl-]-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-2-one-
), 4-methyl-3-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-2-[5H]-furanone, Frescolat
ML--menthyl lactate, Frescolat MGA--menthone glycerin acetal,
Peppermint oil, Givaudan 180, L-Monomenthyl succinate,
L-monomenthyl glutarate, 3-1-menthoxypropane-1,2-diol--(Coolact
10), 2-1-menthoxyethanol (Cooltact 5), TK10 Coolact (3-1-Menthoxy
propane-1,2-diol), Evercool 180 (N-p-benzeneacetonitrile-menthane
carboxamide), and combinations thereof. Cooling sensates can be
present from about 0.005% to about 10%, by weight of the oral care
composition, from about 0.05% to about 7%, by weight of the oral
care composition, or from about 0.01% to about 5%, by weight of the
oral care composition.
[0205] Non-limiting examples of warming sensates can include TK
1000, TK 1 MM, Heatenol--Sensient Flavors, Optaheat--Symrise
Flavors, Cinnamon, Polyethylene glycol, Capsicum, Capsaicin, Curry,
FSI Flavors, Isobutavan, Ethanol, Glycerin, Nonivamide 60162807,
Hotact VEE, Hotact 1MM, piperine, optaheat 295 832, optaheat 204
656, optaheat 200 349, and combinations thereof. Warming sensates
can be present from about 0.005% to about 60%, by weight on a dry
filament basis, from about 0.05% to about 50%, by weight on a dry
filament basis, or from about 0.01% to about 40%, by weight on a
dry filament basis. Warming sensates can be present from about
0.005% to about 10%, by weight of the oral care composition, from
about 0.05% to about 7%, by weight of the oral care composition, or
from about 0.01% to about 5%, by weight of the oral care
composition. Non-limiting examples of tingling sensates can include
sichuan pepper, hydroxy alpha sanshool, citric acid, Jambu
extracts, spilanthol, and combinations thereof. Tingling sensates
can be present from about 0.005% to about 10%, by weight on a dry
filament basis or the oral care composition, from about 0.01% to
about 7%, by weight on a dry filament basis or the oral care
composition, or from about 0.015% to about 6%, by weight on a dry
filament basis or the oral care composition.
[0206] Sensates can be formed within the fibrous composition, added
to the surface of the fibrous composition, or included in the
nonfibrous composition.
[0207] Sweeteners
[0208] The oral care composition can optionally include one or more
sweeteners. Sweeteners can be natural or artificial. Non-limiting
examples of sweeteners can include nutritive sweeteners, sugar
alcohols, synthetic sweeteners, high intensity natural sweeteners,
and combinations thereof. All sweeteners can be present from about
0.05% to about 60%, by weight of the oral care composition, from
about 0.1% to about 50%, by weight of the oral care composition, or
from about 1% to about 10%, by weight of the oral care
composition.
[0209] Non-limiting examples of nutritive sweeteners can include
sucrose, dextrose, glucose, fructose, lactose, tagatose, maltose,
trehalose, and combinations thereof. Nutritive sweeteners can be
present from about 0.1% to about 60%, by weight of the oral care
composition, from about 1% to about 50%, by weight of the oral care
composition, or from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the oral
care composition.
[0210] Non-limiting examples of sugar alcohols can include xylitol,
sorbitol, mannitol, maltitol, lactitol, isomalt, erythritol, and
combinations thereof. Sugar alcohols can be present from about 0.1%
to about 60%, by weight of the oral care composition, from about
0.11% to about 50%, by weight of the oral care composition, or from
about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the oral care
composition.
[0211] Non-limiting examples of synthetic sweeteners can include
aspartame, acesulfame potassium, alitame, sodium saccharin,
sucralose, neotame, cyclamate, and combinations thereof. Synthetic
sweeteners can be present from about 0.05% to about 10% by weight
of the oral care composition, from about 0.1% to about 5%, by
weight of the oral care composition, or from about 0.25% to about
4%, by weight of the oral care composition.
[0212] Non-limiting examples of high intensity natural sweeteners
can include neohesperidin dihydrochalcone, stevioside, rebaudioside
A, rebaudioside C, dulcoside, monoammonium glycrrhizinate,
thaumatin, and combinations thereof. High intensity natural
sweeteners can be present from about 0.05% to about 10% by weight
of the oral care composition, from about 0.1% to about 5%, by
weight of the oral care composition, or from about 0.25% to about
4%, by weight of the oral care composition.
[0213] Sweeteners can be formed within the nonwoven web, added to
the surface of the nonwoven web, or included in the nonfibrous
composition.
[0214] Salivation Agents
[0215] The oral care composition can optionally include one or more
salivation agents. Non-limiting examples of salivation agents
include formula (I):
##STR00003##
wherein R.sub.1 represents C1-C2 n-alkyl; R.sub.2 is
2-methyl-1-propyl and R.sub.3 is hydrogen, or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3
taken together is a moiety (designated by the dashed lines) having
the formula --(CH.sub.2).sub.n-- wherein n is 4 or 5, and
combinations thereof.
[0216] The salivating agent can comprise a material wherein R.sub.2
is 2-methyl-1-propyl and R.sub.3 is hydrogen or the salivating
agent can comprise a material wherein R.sub.1 is C1 n-alkyl,
R.sub.2 is 2-methyl-1-propyl and R.sub.3 is hydrogen. The
salivating agent can comprise trans-pellitorin, a chemical having a
structure according to formula (II):
##STR00004##
[0217] The salivation agent can include sodium bicarbonate, sodium
chloride, trans pelitorin, pilocarpine, citrate, and combinations
thereof. Salivation agents can be present from about 1% to about
60%, from about 1% to about 50%, or from about 1% to about 40%, by
weight of the oral care composition. Additionally, salivation
agents can be present from about 0.005% to about 10%, by weight of
the oral care composition, from about 0.01% to about 7%, by weight
of the oral care composition, or from about 0.015% to about 6%, by
weight of the oral care composition.
[0218] Salivation agents can be formed within the fibrous
composition, added to the surface of the fibrous composition, or
included in the nonfibrous composition.
[0219] Thickening Agent
[0220] The oral care compositions herein may include one or more
thickening agents. A thickening agent may be used in an amount from
about 0.01% to about 15%, or from about 0.1% to about 10%, or from
about 0.1% to about 5%, by weight of the oral care composition.
Non-limiting examples may include those described in US
2008/0081023 A1 at paragraphs 134 to 137, and the references cited
therein.
[0221] The oral care composition can comprise a linear sulfated
polysaccharide as a thickening agent. Carrageenans or carrageenins
are one example of a linear sulfated polysaccharide. Generally,
carrageenans can vary based upon the degree of sulfation that
includes: Kappa-carrageenan, Iota-carrageenan, and
Lambda-carrageenan. Combinations of carrageenans can be used. The
oral care composition can contain from about 0.1% to about 3%, of a
linear sulfated polysaccharides by weight of the oral care
composition, from about 0.5% to about 2%, from about 0.6% to about
1.8%, or combinations thereof.
[0222] The oral care composition can comprise a silica agent,
preferably a thickening silica obtained from sodium silicate
solution by destabilizing with acid as to yield very fine
particles. One commercially available example is ZEODENT.RTM.
branded silicas from Huber Engineered Materials (e.g., ZEODENT.RTM.
103, 124, 113 115, 163, 165, 167). The oral care composition can
include from about 0.5% to about 5% by weight of the oral care
composition of a silica agent, preferably from about 1% to about
4%, alternatively from about 1.5% to about 3.5%, alternatively from
about 2% to about 3%, alternatively from about 2% to about 5%
alternatively from about 1% to 3%, alternatively combinations
thereof.
[0223] The thickening agent can comprise a carboxymethyl cellulose
("CMC"). CMC is prepared from cellulose by treatment with alkali
and monochloro-acetic acid or its sodium salt. Different varieties
are commercially characterized by viscosity. One commercially
available example is Aqualon.TM. branded CMC from Ashland Special
Ingredients (e.g., Aqualon.TM. 7H3SF; Aqualon.TM. 9 M3SF
Aqualon.TM. TM9A; Aqualon.TM. TM12A). The thickening agent can
contain from about 0.1% to about 3% of a CMC by weight of the oral
care composition, preferably from about 0.5% to about 2%,
alternatively from about 0.6% to about 1.8%, alternatively
combinations thereof.
[0224] Thickening agents can be formed within the fibrous
composition, added to the surface of the fibrous composition, or
included in the nonfibrous composition.
[0225] Chelants
[0226] The oral care compositions of the present invention can
comprise one or more chelants, also known as chelating agents. The
term "chelant", as used herein means a bi- or multidentate ligand
having at least two groups capable of binding to metal ions and
preferably other divalent or polyvalent metal ions and which, at
least as part of a chelant mixture, is capable of solubilizing tin
ions or other optional metal ions within the oral care composition.
Groups capable of binding to metal ions include carboxyl, hydroxl,
and amine groups.
[0227] Suitable chelants herein include C.sub.2-C.sub.6
dicarboxylic and tricarboxylic acids, such as succinic acid, malic
acid, tartaric acid and citric acid; C.sub.3-C.sub.6 monocarboxylic
acids substituted with hydroxyl, such as gluconic acid; picolinic
acid; amino acids such as glycine; salts thereof and mixtures
thereof. The chelants can also be a polymer or copolymer in which
the chelating ligands are on the same or adjacent monomer
[0228] Preferred chelant polymers are polyacids selected from the
group consisting of a homopolymer of a monomer, a co-polymer of two
or more different monomers, and a combination thereof wherein the
monomer or at least one of the two or more different monomers is
selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic
acid, itaconic acid, maleic acid, glutaconic acid, aconitic acid,
citraconic acid, mesaconic acid, fumaric acid and tiglic acid.
Particularly preferred is a methylvinylether/maleic acid (PVM/MA)
copolymer. Other useful chelants include polyphosphates, as
discussed herein.
[0229] Preferred organic acid chelants herein comprise citrate,
malate, tatirate, gluconate, succinate, lactate, malonate, maleate,
and mixtures thereof, whether added in their free acid or salt
forms.
[0230] The oral care compositions of the present invention can have
low levels of chelants because metals ions can require less
stabilization if introduced in a fibrous composition, a nonfibrous
composition, or physically separated from other reactive components
of the oral care composition, which can be added in a separate web
layer or in the nonfibrous composition. The oral care composition
can have less than about 5%, less than about 1%, less than about
0.5%, less than 0.1%, less than about 0.01%, or 0% of chelants, by
weight of the oral care composition. Chelants can be formed within
the fibrous composition, added to the surface of the fibrous
composition, or included in the nonfibrous composition.
[0231] Whitening Agents
[0232] The oral care composition may further comprise from about
0.1% to about 10%, from about 0.2% to about 5%, from about 1% to
about 5%, or from about 1% to about 15%, by weight of the total
oral care composition of a whitening agent. The whitening agent can
be a compound suitable for whitening at least one tooth in the oral
cavity. The whitening agent may include peroxides, metal chlorites,
perborates, percarbonates, peroxyacids, persulfates, and
combinations thereof. Suitable peroxides include solid peroxides,
urea peroxide, calcium peroxide, benzoyl peroxide, sodium peroxide,
barium peroxide, inorganic peroxides, hydroperoxides, organic
peroxides, and mixtures thereof. Suitable metal chlorites include
calcium chlorite, barium chlorite, magnesium chlorite, lithium
chlorite, sodium chlorite, and potassium chlorite. Other suitable
whitening agents include sodium persulfate, potassium persulfate,
peroxydone, 6-phthalimido peroxy hexanoic acid,
Pthalamidoperoxycaproic acid, or mixtures thereof.
[0233] Whitening agents can be reactive with other components of
oral care compositions, thus, can be separated from other
components using the assembly design described herein. Whitening
agents can be formed within the fibrous composition, added to the
surface of the fibrous composition, or included in the nonfibrous
composition.
[0234] Bioactive Materials
[0235] The oral care composition can also include bioactive
materials suitable for the remineralization of a tooth. Suitable
bioactive materials include bioactive glasses, Novamin.TM.,
Recaldent.TM. hydroxyapatite, amino acids, such as, for example,
arginine, citrulline, glycine, lysine, or histidine, or
combinations thereof. Other suitable bioactive materials include
any calcium phosphate compound. Other suitable bioactive materials
include compounds comprising a calcium source and a phosphate
source.
[0236] Bioactive glasses are comprising calcium and/or phosphate
which can be present in a proportion that is similar to
hydroxyapatite. These glasses can bond to the tissue and are
biocompatible. Bioactive glasses can include a phosphopeptide, a
calcium source, phosphate source, a silica source, a sodium source,
and/or combinations thereof.
[0237] The oral care composition can comprise from about 0.01% to
about 20%, from about 0.1% to about 10%, or from about 1% to about
10% of a bioactive material by weight of the oral care
composition.
[0238] Bioactive materials can be formed within the fibrous
composition, added to the surface of the fibrous composition, or
included in the nonfibrous composition.
[0239] Nonfibrous Compositions
[0240] The components described herein can optionally be present,
at least partially, as a nonfibrous composition. The nonfibrous
composition can be between two or more web layers, folded inside at
least one web layer, rolled inside at least web layer, or wrapped
in at least one web layer. At least a portion of the nonfibrous
composition can contact the surface of a fibrous composition. The
nonfibrous composition can be liquid, solid, aqueous, and/or
combinations thereof.
[0241] The nonfibrous composition may comprise an oral care active,
aesthetic agent, abrasive, fluoride ion source, web forming
material, metal ion source, polyphosphate, chelant, anti-calculus
agent, thickening agent, polymer, surfactant, bioactive material
and/or combinations thereof.
[0242] The nonfibrous composition can be from about 10% to about
90%, from about 20% to about 85%, from about 30% to about 80%, from
about 40% to about 75%, from about 50% to about 80%, from about 50%
to about 90%, or from about 60% to about 80% by weight of the oral
care composition.
[0243] The density of the nonfibrous composition can be from about
0.05 g/cm.sup.3 to about 5 g/cm.sup.3, from about 0.75 g/cm.sup.3
to about 1.9 g/cm.sup.3, from about 1 g/cm.sup.3 to about 1.75
g/cm.sup.3, or from about 1.4 g/cm.sup.3 to about 1.8
g/cm.sup.3.
[0244] Coating Composition
[0245] The components described herein can optionally be present,
at least partially, as a coating composition. The coating
composition can be applied to the fibrous composition, web, or the
oral care composition. The coating composition at least partially
covers or covers an outer surface of the fibrous composition or the
web. The coating composition can cover an outer surface of the oral
care composition putting the coating composition in position to
immediately contact the target surface (e.g. saliva in the mouth)
during use for the release of the oral care active(s) and/or
aesthetic agent(s).
[0246] The coating composition of the present invention may
comprise one or more oral care actives as defined herein. The
coating composition of the present invention may comprise one or
more aesthetic agents as defined herein.
[0247] The fibrous composition, web, or oral care composition may
comprise one or more oral care actives which can be the same or
different from the oral care active present in the coating
composition. The fibrous composition, web, or oral care composition
can comprise a delayed delivery, an extended delivery oral care
active, and/or a targeted delivery oral care active and the coating
composition comprises an immediate delivery oral care active. The
fibrous composition, web, or oral care composition can comprise one
or more aesthetic agents which can be the same or different from
the aesthetic agent in the coating composition.
[0248] The coating composition can also be entrapped within the
fibrous composition or the web. Thus, the particles of the coating
composition can fit within the void between the fibers or filaments
when formed into a web using any suitable means.
[0249] Releasable Components
[0250] Oral care actives, aesthetic agents, or other components in
the oral care composition can be designed to be releasable upon a
suitable triggering condition. The releasable components can be
releasable on the same or a different triggering condition. For
example, a flavor encapsulate can be releasable upon a shear rate
associated with a user brushing at least one tooth. A fluoride ion
source can be releasable upon contact with water. This can allow
for oral care actives or aesthetic agents to be released at a
designable time. For example, a flavor can be released 1 seconds
after brushing while a colorant can be releasable after a user has
brushed for two minutes to indicate a suitable brushing time has
passed. Aesthetic agents or oral care actives can be delivered
sequentially or simultaneous with other aesthetic agents or oral
care actives.
[0251] Graphics
[0252] Graphics can be printed directly on the oral care
compositions. Suitable graphics include graphics to match flavors,
graphics of sports teams logos or names, graphics to match
directions for use, such as use at a particular time of day, after
consuming a certain food or drink, or the type of brush to use,
marketing material, colors, designs, logos, graphics depicting
fictional and nonfictional characters, graphics tied to a consumer
benefit, flags, phrases, catch phrases, motivational quotes,
branding material, company information, ingredient lists, animals,
or other suitable graphics to convey information directly on the
oral care compositions. Graphics can be printed on each side of the
oral care composition. Graphics can be the same or different on
each side of the oral care composition.
[0253] Dissolution Time
[0254] The oral care compositions of the present invention can be
described by their dissolution times. The oral care compositions of
the present invention dissolve much quicker than a comparable paste
dentifrice. Oral care compositions comprising a fibrous composition
of the present invention can have a total dissolution time
according to the dissolution method, as described herein, of less
about 1000 seconds, less than about 750 seconds, less than about
500 seconds, less than about 250 seconds, from about 50 seconds to
about 250 seconds, or from about 50 seconds to about 500 seconds
per dose of oral care composition. Foam compositions of the present
invention can have a total dissolution time according to the
dissolution method described herein of less than about 50 seconds,
less than about 30 seconds, or less than about 20 seconds per dose
of the foam composition. Comparable dentifrice paste formulations
have dissolution times of greater than 1000 seconds which is not
suitable for a unit-dose oral care composition that needs to
dissolve upon contact with moisture in the oral cavity.
[0255] Fluoride Uptake
[0256] The oral care compositions, as described herein, can be
described according its average fluoride uptake by HAP dissolution.
The oral care compositions of the present invention have a higher
average F uptake despite also comprising components that are
typically avoided or carefully avoided due to reactivity with
fluoride ions. For example, the oral care compositions can have an
average fluoride uptake of at least 1000 ppm, at least 1500 ppm, or
at least 2000 ppm despite comprising a fluoride ion source and a
calcium ion source, which can react to form precipitated calcium
fluoride prior to use by a consumer. The oral care compositions, as
described herein, physically separate the fluoride ion source from
the calcium ion source in a different nonwoven web layers, in
separate portions, in separate compositions of the oral care
compositions, or in a soluble solid phase. The physical separation
of these components have been previously difficult to achieve.
Unit-dose oral care compositions, such as pouches, solid foams, or
soluble fibrous compositions, provide the chassis that can
physically separate fluoride ions from calcium ions during storage,
but also allows them to be combinable upon dissolution and/or
disintegration in the oral cavity.
[0257] Tin Ion Uptake
[0258] The oral care compositions, as described herein, can be
described according its average tin ion uptake by HAP dissolution.
The oral care compositions of the present invention have a higher
average Sn uptake despite also comprising components that are
typically avoided or carefully formulated due to reactivity with
tin ions. For example, the oral care compositions can have an
average tin ion uptake of at least 5000 ppm, at least 10000 ppm, or
at least 20000 ppm despite comprising a tin ion source and a
polyphosphate, silica abrasive, etc., which can react to form tin
complexes that low the tin ion availability prior to use by a
consumer. The oral care compositions, as described herein,
physically separate the metal ion source from polyphosphates,
silica abrasives, or other chelants in a different nonwoven web
layers, in separate portions, in separate compositions of the oral
care compositions, or in a soluble solid phase. The physical
separation of these components have been previously difficult to
achieve. Unit-dose oral care compositions, such as pouches, solid
foams, or soluble fibrous compositions, provide the chassis that
can physically separate metal ions from other reactive components
during storage, but also allows them to be combinable upon
dissolution and/or disintegration in the oral cavity.
[0259] Morphology
[0260] The oral care composition, as described herein, can be
described by its morphology, which is unique relative to other oral
care compositions, such as dentifrice pastes and/or mouth rinses.
For example, the unit-dose oral care composition comprising a
fibrous composition can be a nonwoven web of fiber and/or
filaments. The unit-dose oral care composition comprising a solid
soluble foam composition can have voids within a solid foam network
connected by struts. The solid soluble foam compositions can have a
mean void volume percentage, or the ratio between void-space to the
total space occupied by the foam, of at least about 75%, at least
about 85% or at least about 88%. In contrast, the fibrous
compositions can have a mean void volume of from about 15% to about
75%, from about 15% to about 70%, from about 30% to about 75%, or
from about 35% to about 70%. Dentifrice pastes and/or mouth rinses
would have mean void volume percentages of less than 15% prior to
use by a consumer.
[0261] Solid soluble foam compositions can have an average pore
size of greater than about 0.1 mm, greater than about 0.2 mm, or
greater than about 0.3 mm. In contrast, the fibrous compositions
can have an average pore size of from about 0.001 mm to about 0.1
mm, from about 0.01 mm to about 0.05 mm, or from about 0.01 mm to
about 0.1 mm. Dentifrice pastes and/or mouth rinses would not be
expected to have pores until use by a consumer since they are
liquids and/or pastes.
[0262] Solid soluble foam compositions can have a surface area of
from about 50 mm.sup.-1 to about 150 mm.sup.-1, from about 75
mm.sup.-1 to about 160 mm.sup.-1, or from about 100 mm.sup.-1 to
about 150 mm.sup.-1. In contrast, the surface of fibrous
compositions can be at least about 150 mm.sup.-1, at least about
200 mm.sup.-1, or at least about 250 mm.sup.-1.
[0263] Kit
[0264] As disclosed herein, a kit can comprise one or more
unit-dose oral care compositions. Unit-dose oral care compositions
can allow for a variety of new kits since each oral care
composition can be provided in a unit-dose unlike traditional
toothpaste.
[0265] The kit can comprise two more unit-dose oral care
compositions, three or more unit-dose oral care compositions, four
or more unit-dose oral care compositions, five or more unit-dose
oral care compositions, six or more unit-dose oral care
compositions, or seven or more unit-dose oral care compositions.
Each unit-dose oral care composition can comprise one or more
unique components, such as a flavor, benefit agent, oral care
active agent, and/or combinations thereof.
[0266] Thus, for example, a single kit can comprise a first
unit-dose composition comprising a first flavor and a second
unit-dose oral care composition with a second flavor. The first
flavor can be a mint flavor and the second flavor can be bubble
gum. This can allow for a single consumer to experience multiple
flavors with a single kit purchase or for more than one consumer,
such as a parent and child, to experience different flavors. Other
examples of flavors are described herein.
[0267] The kit can also comprise more than one formulation of
unit-dose oral care composition. For example, the kit can comprise
a first unit-dose oral care composition with a first benefit agent
and a second unit-dose oral care composition with a second benefit
agent. The benefit agents can comprise one or more of the
incompatible ingredients, as described herein. For example, the
first benefit agent can comprise stannous fluoride and the second
benefit agent can comprise hydrogen peroxide, such as the two-paste
system described in US Patent Application Publication No.
2016/0045408, which is herein incorporated by reference. The first
benefit agent and second benefit agent can be applied
simultaneously, consecutively, or at different oral care sessions
(i.e. one in the morning and one at night prior to bed).
[0268] Additionally, the first benefit agent can comprise an energy
boosting agent and the second benefit agent can comprise a sleep
aid. Suitable energy boosting agents can include caffeine, green
and black tea, taurine, Rhodiola rosea, Siberian ginseng
(Eleutherococcus senticosus), CoQ10, L-carnitine, L-Theanine,
guarana (Paullinia cupana), Schizandra chinensis, yerba mate (Ilex
paraguariensis), goji berry/Wolfberry (Lycium barbarum and L.
chinense), quercetin (a plant-derived flavonol), amalaki/Indian
gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica), acai (from genus Euterpe), maca
(Lepidium meyenii), Ginkgo biloba, glucuronolactone, panax ginseng
(from species within Panax, a genus of 11 species of slow-growing
perennial plants with fleshy roots, in the family Araliaceae),
Echinacea (genus of nine species of herbaceous plants in the Family
Asteraceae), rooibos (Aspalathus linearis), DHEA, noni (Morinda
citrifolia), mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), and combinations
thereof. Suitable sleep aids can include aolpidem, eszopiclone,
zaleplon, doxepin, doxylamine, melatonin, ramelteon, estazolam,
flurazepam hydrochloride, quazepam, temazepam, triazolam, and
combinations thereof. Additionally, the first, second, third, etc.
benefit agents can comprise one of the health care actives
described in U.S. Pat. No. 9,801,830, which is herein incorporated
by reference.
[0269] Oral Care Regimen
[0270] Also described herein is an oral care regimen. The oral care
regimen can comprise one or more oral care sessions comprising one
or more unit-dose oral care compositions. Each oral care session
can include the application of a unique unit-dose oral care
composition.
[0271] Adding Water to a Toothbrush
[0272] The oral care composition can comprise wetting a toothbrush
or other oral care implement for applying a composition to the oral
cavity. The water can be added to the toothbrush through any
suitable means, such as water from a tap, water from a water
bottle, water from a cup, water from a natural source, and/or
combinations thereof.
[0273] Picking Up a Unit-Dose Oral Care Composition with the
Toothbrush
[0274] The residual water on the toothbrush can be enough to adhere
a unit-dose oral care composition to the bristles of a toothbrush,
such as in FIG. 1. The toothbrush can be inverted, and the wetted
bristles of the toothbrush can be contacted with the unit-dose oral
care composition.
[0275] Adding Water to the Unit-Dose Oral Care Composition on the
Toothbrush
[0276] After the unit-dose oral care composition is adhered to the
toothbrush, additional amounts of water be optionally added to the
unit-dose oral care composition. As the unit-dose oral care
composition contacts water, either in the oral cavity or upon
contact with water on the toothbrush, the polymer in the unit-dose
oral care composition can at least partially dissolve, as shown in
FIGS. 2, 3, and 4.
[0277] Applying the Unit-Dose Oral Care Composition to the Oral
Cavity
[0278] The unit-dose oral care compositions can then be applied to
the oral cavity by brushing the oral cavity surfaces in an oral
care session with the unit-dose oral care composition for a period
of up to 60 seconds, up to 120 seconds, up to 240 seconds, up to
300 seconds, from 1 second to about 60 seconds, from 1 second to
about 120 seconds, from 1 second to about 240 seconds, or from 1
second to about 300 seconds.
[0279] Additional Oral Care Sessions
[0280] The oral care regimen can comprise a second, third, or more
oral care session(s), which can be immediately after the first oral
care session or at a different time, such as at a different time on
the same time or on a different day. The additional oral care
session can include a unique unit-dose oral care composition
comprising a unique flavor, benefit agent, oral care active agent,
etc. that is different from the unit-dose oral care composition
from the first oral care session.
[0281] Oral Care Product
[0282] Disclosed herein is an oral product comprising a box with a
means to see inside the box and can additionally comprise an
insert, a container, and/or one or more unit-dose oral care
compositions, as described herein.
[0283] The box, as seen in FIGS. 5 and 6, comprises a means to see
inside the box prior to purchase. For example, this can be a
cutout, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, or it can be a transparent or
translucent window made from a plastic material. The window can be
the window as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No.
16/254,636, which is herein incorporated by reference.
[0284] The insert, as seen in FIG. 7, can be sized to fit within
the box and hold a container in place inside the box.
[0285] The container can be any suitable container for unit-dose
oral care compositions. A suitable container can be a container
described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/411,175, which is
herein incorporated by reference.
[0286] The oral care product can also include one or more unit-dose
oral care compositions, as described herein.
[0287] The oral care product can be designed and oriented so that
the unit-dose oral care compositions can be visually inspected by
the consumer merely by looking at the box. Thus, the consumer can
see the unit-doses through the window of the box
[0288] Every document cited herein, including any cross referenced
or related patent or application and any patent application or
patent to which this application claims priority or benefit
thereof, is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety
unless expressly excluded or otherwise limited. The citation of any
document is not an admission that it is prior art with respect to
any invention disclosed or claimed herein or that it alone, or in
any combination with any other reference or references, teaches,
suggests or discloses any such invention. Further, to the extent
that any meaning or definition of a term in this document conflicts
with any meaning or definition of the same term in a document
incorporated by reference, the meaning or definition assigned to
that term in this document shall govern.
[0289] While particular embodiments of the present invention have
been illustrated and described, it would be obvious to those
skilled in the art that various other changes and modifications can
be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the
invention. It is therefore intended to cover in the appended claims
all such changes and modifications that are within the scope of
this invention.
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